Crabtree Lane Cold Ashby, West Northamptonshire
19 addresses across 2 postcodes (NN6), about 150 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 10601121.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £300,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 3, E: 1, F: 1).
- 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 West Northamptonshire costs £2,487 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Long Buckby, about 10.2 km (6.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 197 to 201 m above sea level.
- Noise: 10 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Saxon Spires Practice, about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £470,000 | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £265,000 | £179,250 | £343,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £244,000 | £244,000 | £244,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £232,500 | £215,000 | £250,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £197,500 | £197,500 | £197,500 |
| 1998 | 2 | £122,500 | £70,000 | £175,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £56,500 | £56,500 | £56,500 |
| 1995 | 1 | £57,500 | £57,500 | £57,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2022 | 1 NN6 6EF | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2020 | STANIGTOFT NN6 6EF | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2018 | STONEWOLD NN6 6EF | Semi-detached | £260,000 | |
| 18 May 2012 | ASHTREE COTTAGE NN6 6EF | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2007 | FREEBIRD HOUSE NN6 6EF | Detached | £343,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2007 | HOPE, 37 NN6 6EF | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2007 | 1 NN6 6EF | Semi-detached | £179,250 | |
| 15 Jun 2001 | FREEBIRD HOUSE NN6 6EF | Detached | £244,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2000 | SEATON HOUSE NN6 6EF | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2000 | THE CHUMLEYS NN6 6EF | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 25 Jun 1999 | ORCHARD HOUSE NN6 6EF | Detached | £197,500 | New build. |
| 13 Jul 1998 | PRIDE PARK NN6 6EF | Detached | £175,000 | New build. |
| 11 Mar 1998 | THE OLD HOUSE NN6 6EF | Detached | £70,000 | New build. |
| 13 Dec 1996 | 2 NN6 6EF | Semi-detached | £56,500 | |
| 18 Aug 1995 | STONEWOLD NN6 6EF | Semi-detached | £57,500 |
Energy performance certificates
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 120 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (3). Built: before 1900 (2); 1930-1949 (1); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in West Northamptonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,487 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,658 | £1,934 | £2,210 | £2,487 | £3,039 | £3,592 | £4,144 | £4,973 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (32% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
- HOME FARM, grade II
- HOUSE AND ATTACHED BARNS IMMEDIATELY NORTH EAST OF TRELIGHTS, grade II
- THE OLD FORGE AND HOUSE ATTACHED TO WEST, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 10 September 2026: West Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 197 m and 201 m above sea level (199 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN6 6EF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN6 6EL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
| Market Harborough 943,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14 km (8.7 miles) | |
| Rugby 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.4 km (9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Black Horse PH Cold Ashby | 90 m |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 48.9 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Saxon Spires Practice | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Guilsborough | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Market Harborough Hospital | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) |
| Police station | Warwickshire Police | 13.3 km (8.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,180 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.9 ha | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Denys, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m south-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Denys | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-east |
| Monastic grange east of Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 190 m north-east |
| Battle of Naseby 1645 | Registered battlefield | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Park Spinney | Wood | 330 m south-west |
| Crumbling Spinney | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Dusthills Wood | Wood | 680 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Doebank Spinney | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Naseby Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Honey Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 19 |
10 of the street's 19 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 West Northamptonshire: see them on the West Northamptonshire page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Ashby Village Hall NN6 6EL | Other catering premises | 70 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bridle Lane (4); On or near Stanford Road (1); On or near Crabtree Lane (1); On or near Thornby Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 23% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
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
William Lee Close · West Haddon Road · Park Spinney Close · Church Lane · Stanford Close
All the streets in NN6 and across West 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.