Church Way Ecton, North Northamptonshire
45 addresses across 2 postcodes (NN6), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42900591.
- Sales: 62 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £440,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 19 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 7, D: 8, E: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in North Northamptonshire costs £2,424 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Northampton, about 8.6 km (5.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Rectory Farm Pocket Park, is about 1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 92 to 97 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Brook Medical Centre, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 22 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £434,000 | £418,000 | £450,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £420,000 | £420,000 | £420,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £405,550 | £405,000 | £406,100 |
| 2018 | 1 | £770,000 | £770,000 | £770,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £732,500 | £265,000 | £1,200,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £370,000 | £280,000 | £1,000,000 |
| 2014 | 5 | £259,995 | £235,000 | £650,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | £290,000 | £265,000 | £310,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | £330,000 | £250,000 | £340,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2026 | 9, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £440,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Aug 2025 | 7, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £418,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Mar 2025 | 1, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £450,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 May 2024 | 8, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £420,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Dec 2021 | 7, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £406,100 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Sep 2021 | FLAT 6, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £405,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Aug 2018 | GARDEN HOUSE NN6 0QE | Detached | £770,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2016 | 6, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £265,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Feb 2016 | 17, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Detached | £1,200,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2015 | FLAT 8, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £370,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Mar 2015 | 7, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £280,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Feb 2015 | 18, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Detached | £1,000,000 | New build. |
| 31 Oct 2014 | GARDEN HOUSE NN6 0QE | Detached | £650,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2014 | 2, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £325,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 2014 | 8, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £248,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Mar 2014 | FLAT 7, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Feb 2014 | 7, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £259,995 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2013 | FLAT 8, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £350,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Oct 2012 | FLAT 1, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £265,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Sep 2012 | 3, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £310,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 May 2012 | FLAT 3, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £290,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Aug 2011 | 11, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Semi-detached | £340,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Jun 2011 | 4, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £330,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Feb 2011 | 9, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Feb 2010 | FLAT 6, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £260,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Oct 2009 | ECTON HOUSE NN6 0QE | Detached | £755,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2009 | 3 NN6 0QE | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2009 | FLAT 8, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £300,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 May 2008 | FLAT 3, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £330,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Apr 2007 | FLAT 2, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £298,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Dec 2006 | 14, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Semi-detached | £370,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2006 | FLAT 5, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £272,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Nov 2005 | 10, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Semi-detached | £375,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Nov 2005 | 1 NN6 0QE | Detached | £815,000 | |
| 3 May 2005 | FLAT 3, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £325,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Sep 2004 | FLAT 9, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £202,500 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Jul 2004 | 14, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2004 | 12, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Detached | £250,000 | New build. |
| 5 Mar 2004 | FLAT 6, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £315,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Nov 2003 | FLAT 8, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Oct 2003 | FLAT 1, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £217,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Apr 2003 | FLAT 7, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Apr 2003 | 7, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £230,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 May 2002 | 16, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Detached | £374,300 | |
| 12 Nov 2001 | 6, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £154,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Jun 2001 | 2, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £215,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Mar 2001 | FLAT 12, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £155,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jun 2000 | FLAT 8, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £192,500 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Jun 2000 | FLAT 10, ECTON HALL NN6 0QE | Flat or maisonette | £149,950 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jun 2000 | 3, THE COURTYARD NN6 0QE | Terraced | £195,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 148 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (5); House, detached (4); Flat (4). Built: 1983-1990 (10); before 1900 (5); 2014 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (8); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (12 addresses)
- 2 The Courtyard, Church Way, Ecton
- 2, Church Way, Ecton
- 3 The Courtyard, Church Way, Ecton
- 6 The Courtyard, Church Way, Ecton
- 17 The Courtyard, Church Way, Ecton
- 18 The Courtyard, Church Way, Ecton
- Flat 1 Ecton Hall, Church Way, Ecton
- Flat 3 Ecton Hall, Church Way, Ecton
- Flat 7 Ecton Hall, Church Way, Ecton
- Flat 12 Ecton Hall, Church Way, Ecton
- Game Larder Cottage, Ecton Hall, Church Way, Ecton
- Garden House, Church Way, Ecton
Council tax
What each band costs in North Northamptonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,424 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,616 | £1,885 | £2,155 | £2,424 | £2,963 | £3,501 | £4,040 | £4,848 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (19% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ecton. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 14.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- ECTON HOUSE, grade II*
- 18-24, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 26, HIGH STREET, grade II
- COACH HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES NORTH WEST OF ECTON HALL, grade II
- ECTON GRANGE, grade II
- LAUNDRY AND GAME LARDER APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH WEST OF ECTON HALL, grade II
- MAHOLA, grade II
- PAIR OF HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES NORTH OF NORTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, grade II
- PEAR TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- STABLES APPROXIMATELY 65 METRES NORTH WEST OF ECTON HALL, grade II
- WALL AND GATEPIERS APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF ECTON HOUSE, grade II
- WALL AND GATEPIERS APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES SOUTH WEST OF ECTON HOUSE, grade II
- WALL AND GATEPIERS APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES SOUTH WEST OF ECTON HALL, grade II
- WALL AND GATEPIERS APPROXIMATELY 55 METRES SOUTH WEST OF ECTON HALL, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 24 September 2026: North Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NN6 0QE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NN6 0QB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 45 addresses are between 92 m and 97 m above sea level (94 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN6 0QB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN6 0QE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Northampton 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Worlds End PH Ecton | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Terminus Brackmills | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 52 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brook Medical Centre | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Tg's Dental Suite Earls Barton | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | St Edmund's Hospital | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Weston Favell Police Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Earls Barton, Earls Barton | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Rectory Farm Pocket Park 13 ha | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.6 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,000 m² | 310 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ecton House, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m. 40 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ecton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade I | 70 m south-east |
| Ecton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m east |
| The Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south |
| Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns W of Ecton North Lodge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Wilderness | Wood | 300 m east |
| Holly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 370 m east |
| The Clump | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Blackthorn Spinney | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Sywell Bottom | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Combe Hill | Hill | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 42 | 45 |
3 of the street's 45 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Northamptonshire: see them on the North Northamptonshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecton Village Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 170 m | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Andrew's Ceva Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ecton Brook Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Rectory Farm Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Three Horseshoes NN6 0QA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 2 Sep 2014 |
| Ecton Village Primary Academy Breakfast Club NN6 0QF | School/college/university | 120 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2018 |
| Sir Christopher Hatten Academy At Ecton Primary Academy NN6 0QF | School/college/university | 120 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2021 |
| Ecton Village Hall - Ecton Brew NN6 0QB | Other catering premises | 190 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2026 |
| The Worlds End NN6 0QQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Apr 2025 |
| Ecton Golden Oldies (Ecton Luncheon Club) NN6 0QB | Other catering premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parsons Close (6); On or near Church View (6); On or near Franklin'S Close (4); On or near High Street (4); On or near Barton Fields (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Blacksmiths Yard · West Street · Parsons Close · Church View · Franklin's Close · Barton Fields · Northampton Road · The Laurels · Franklins Close · High Street
All the streets in NN6 and across North Northamptonshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.