Compton Road Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
37 addresses across 3 postcodes (NN8), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42900066.
- Sales: 45 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £190,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 26 homes have an energy certificate (B: 14, C: 4, D: 6, E: 2).
- Flood: 11 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 B; 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 Wellingborough, about 200 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 90 m away, and Castle Fields (6.8 hectares) is about 530 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 60 to 63 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 37 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Abbey Medical Practice, about 720 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 960 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 41% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 133 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £157,500 | £157,500 | £157,500 |
| 2021 | 1 | £161,250 | £161,250 | £161,250 |
| 2018 | 1 | £170,500 | £170,500 | £170,500 |
| 2011 | 1 | £107,000 | £107,000 | £107,000 |
| 2007 | 4 | £117,498 | £100,000 | £125,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | £107,000 | £89,000 | £111,000 |
| 2005 | 4 | £104,350 | £73,000 | £119,995 |
| 2004 | 3 | £92,000 | £72,500 | £96,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £90,750 | £83,500 | £98,000 |
| 2002 | 4 | £81,250 | £54,000 | £83,606 |
| 2001 | 3 | £52,000 | £35,500 | £58,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2026 | 18 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £230,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 May 2025 | 7 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 23 May 2023 | 16 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £157,500 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Sep 2022 | 13 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £206,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Jan 2022 | 13 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £160,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Aug 2021 | 18 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £161,250 | |
| 27 Nov 2020 | 11 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £155,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Jan 2018 | 9 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £170,500 | |
| 8 Nov 2017 | 18 NN8 1QG | Other | £500,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 May 2011 | 21 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £107,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2007 | 9 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £109,995 | |
| 29 Jun 2007 | 11 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2007 | 19 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 23 Feb 2007 | 1 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2006 | 19 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £89,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2006 | 2 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £107,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2006 | 4 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £111,000 | |
| 25 Nov 2005 | 11 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £119,995 | |
| 22 Aug 2005 | 13 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £108,700 | |
| 26 May 2005 | 27 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2005 | 15 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £73,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2004 | 11 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £72,500 | |
| 18 May 2004 | 31 NN8 1QG | Detached | £96,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2004 | 21 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £92,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2003 | 6 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £98,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2003 | 27 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £83,500 | |
| 4 Oct 2002 | 4 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £80,000 | New build. |
| 19 Aug 2002 | 2 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £82,500 | New build. |
| 9 Aug 2002 | 6 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £83,606 | New build. |
| 27 Feb 2002 | 19 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £54,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2001 | 13 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £58,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2001 | 25 NN8 1QG | Detached | £52,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2001 | 29 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £35,500 | |
| 19 Dec 2000 | 21 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £43,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2000 | 3 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £42,000 | |
| 30 Apr 1999 | 31 NN8 1QG | Detached | £33,000 | |
| 26 Nov 1998 | 1 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £26,000 | |
| 23 Nov 1998 | 5 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £36,000 | |
| 14 Aug 1998 | 29 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £34,995 | |
| 26 Jun 1998 | 3 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £39,995 | |
| 28 Apr 1998 | 23 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £16,700 | |
| 26 Mar 1998 | 23 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £12,000 | |
| 12 Mar 1998 | 13 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £30,000 | |
| 17 Oct 1997 | 27 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £35,000 | |
| 25 Jul 1997 | 7 NN8 1QG | Terraced | £17,000 |
Energy performance certificates
26 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (10); Flat (8); House, end-terrace (6). Built: 2017 (14); before 1900 (4); 1900-1929 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (20); rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (19 addresses)
- 4, Compton Road
- 8, Compton Road
- 9, Compton Road
- 10, Compton Road
- 12, Compton Road
- 13 Compton Road
- 14, Compton Road
- 16, Compton Road
- 18, Compton Road
- 21, Compton Road
- 23, Compton Road
- Flat 1, 30, Compton Road
- Flat 1, 32, Compton Road
- Flat 2, 30, Compton Road
- Flat 2, 32, Compton Road
- Flat 3, 30, Compton Road
- Flat 3, 32, Compton Road
- Flat 4, 30, Compton Road
- Flat 4, 32, Compton Road
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (32% of about 2,290 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Reddens Scrap Yard, Leys Road / Highfield Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1PL: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- East Of Eastfield Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1RJ: up to 75 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Site G TCAAP - Alma St/Cambridge Street Backlands, Cambridge Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4DJ: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Post Office Sorting Office, Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1DW: up to 73 homes, not permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 9 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NN8 1QG | not in 2 or 3 | 8 / 2 / 4 | unlikely |
| NN8 1QE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NN8 1QH | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 37 addresses are between 60 m and 63 m above sea level (61 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN8 1QE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN8 1QG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN8 1QH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 200 m |
| Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whitworth Road Wellingborough | 80 m |
| Car parks | Commercial Way Car Park | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hatton Park Road | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 52.3 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Abbey Medical Practice | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Active Smile | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Isebrook Hospital | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Wellingborough Police Station | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,300 m² | 90 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Castle Fields 6.8 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,630 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 7.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m south. 34 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m south |
| Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Tithe barn | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Land Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Ann's Wood | Wood | 3 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Finedon Cally Banks | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Red Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Skew Bridge Ski Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
| Summer Leys | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 37 |
8 of the street's 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Highfield Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Park Junior School, Wellingborough | Primary | 7–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Avenue Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wrenn School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sir Christopher Hatton Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stanton Cross Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Oakway Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Barnabas Church of England School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery | Nursery | 0–4 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pravasi Day Centre NN8 1QD | Other catering premises | 40 m | 4 Good | 2 Feb 2026 |
| Masala Meals NN8 1PU | Other catering premises | 100 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Josan News/Off Licence NN8 1QE | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2017 |
| Bewiched Coffee NN8 1NQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 4 Good | 12 May 2021 |
| The Little R'Ale House NN8 1NQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 200 m | 4 Good | 16 May 2024 |
| Caribbean Flava NN8 1PT | Other catering premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 18 Feb 2025 |
| Wellingborough Distric Hindu Association NN8 1PL | Other catering premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2026 |
| Sandwich Station NN8 1PY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Chippy N Grill NN8 1PH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 4 Good | 3 Jul 2025 |
| Playmates Childrens Day Nursery NN8 1HY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 1 Apr 2025 |
| P And N News NN8 1PQ | Retailers - other | 360 m | 4 Good | 27 Jan 2015 |
| Ranelagh Arms NN8 1JS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 4 Good | 30 Jan 2013 |
| Linden Manor NN8 1NF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| The Flavor Of Home NN8 1HR | Retailers - other | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Victoria Centre NN8 1HR | Other catering premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 31 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 36 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Salisbury Road (32); On or near Whitworth Road (22); On or near Vivian Road (16); On or near Melton Road North (16); On or near Mill Road (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 6 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, end-terrace (lodged 24 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NN8 1QG: 35 addresses
- NN8 1QE: 1 address of 29 in the postcode
- NN8 1QH: 1 address of 35 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Salisbury Road · Whitworth Road · Melton Road · Dryden Road · St Marys Paddock · Talbot Road · Mill Road · Vivian Road · Elsden Road · Driver Way · Eastfield Road · Cromwell Court
All the streets in NN8 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.