Denston Close Northampton
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (NN4), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28712084.
- Sales: 56 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £220,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 6).
- 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 B; 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 Northampton, about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Grange Wood Park, is about 340 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 105 m above sea level.
- Noise: 16 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Penvale Park Medical Centre, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £302,500 | £290,000 | £315,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £283,000 | £283,000 | £283,000 |
| 2017 | 5 | £225,000 | £212,500 | £266,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £215,000 | £210,000 | £220,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £187,500 | £187,500 | £187,500 |
| 2014 | 2 | £169,500 | £160,000 | £179,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £147,000 | £147,000 | £147,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £169,995 | £169,995 | £169,995 |
| 2007 | 2 | £177,000 | £170,000 | £184,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2023 | 8 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2022 | 7 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 5 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £315,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2021 | 17 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £283,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2017 | 14 NN4 0DD | Detached | £266,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2017 | 11 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £222,500 | |
| 25 Aug 2017 | 5 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2017 | 2 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2017 | 7 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £212,500 | |
| 16 Dec 2016 | 16 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2016 | 8 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 16 Jan 2015 | 17 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £187,500 | |
| 21 Nov 2014 | 16 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £179,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2014 | 1 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 20 Sep 2013 | 4 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2011 | 17 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £147,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2010 | 16 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2009 | 2 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £169,995 | |
| 6 Jul 2007 | 11 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £170,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2007 | 14 NN4 0DD | Detached | £184,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2006 | 6 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2006 | 7 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £167,000 | |
| 5 May 2006 | 17 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £159,950 | |
| 29 Sep 2005 | 9 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £152,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2005 | 1 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2004 | 1 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £155,995 | |
| 23 Jun 2004 | 4 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £149,500 | |
| 27 Apr 2004 | 5 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £149,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2003 | 7 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 24 Jul 2003 | 17 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £129,950 | |
| 18 Dec 2002 | 3 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £132,000 | |
| 15 Oct 2002 | 15 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £122,500 | |
| 27 Jun 2002 | 4 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £117,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2002 | 5 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £99,995 | |
| 20 Dec 2001 | 11 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £93,500 | |
| 23 Nov 2001 | 17 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £97,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2001 | 16 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £91,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2001 | 14 NN4 0DD | Detached | £107,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2001 | 14 NN4 0DD | Detached | £105,000 | |
| 16 Dec 1999 | 7 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £83,000 | |
| 30 Jun 1999 | 14 NN4 0DD | Detached | £89,950 | New build. |
| 10 Mar 1999 | 10 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £72,950 | New build. |
| 26 Feb 1999 | 16 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £73,950 | New build. |
| 16 Feb 1999 | 11 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £74,500 | New build. |
| 27 Nov 1998 | 12 NN4 0DD | Detached | £86,852 | New build. |
| 27 Nov 1998 | 12 NN4 0DD | Detached | £81,500 | |
| 27 Nov 1998 | 17 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £75,950 | New build. |
| 9 Oct 1998 | 6 NN4 0DD | Semi-detached | £69,950 | New build. |
| 30 Sep 1998 | 15 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £74,950 | New build. |
| 25 Sep 1998 | 9 NN4 0DD | Terraced | £74,950 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 75 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7); House, end-terrace (2); House, detached (2). Built: 1991-1995 (6); 1996-2002 (3); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 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 B (38% of about 680 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
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 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NN4 0DD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NN4 0DA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 105 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN4 0DA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN4 0DD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Northampton 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Danes Camp Leisure Centre Merefield | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Terminus Brackmills | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Old Towcester Road, NN4 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superior Green Energy Solutions | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 53 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Penvale Park Medical Centre | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Northampton General Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Unison Northants Police and Fire Branch | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Grange Wood Park 15 ha | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Hunsbury Hill Country Park 35 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,270 m² | 240 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 110 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 51 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey, a scheduled monument, 820 m (0.5 miles) east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey | Scheduled monument | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| The Eleanor Cross | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Multivallate hillfort at Hunsbury Hill | Scheduled monument | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Battle of Northampton 1460 | Registered battlefield | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hazel Wood | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Grange Wood | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Hunsbury Hill | Hill | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Delapre Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| Hunsbury Hill Spinney | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Storton's Pits | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 17 |
16 of the street's 17 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon de Senlis Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 310 m | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Abbeyfield School | Secondary | 11–18 | 320 m | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Gloucester Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Abbey Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wootton Park School | All-through | 4–19 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Overstone Gate Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Queen Eleanor Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Delapre Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hunsbury Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| East Hunsbury Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hardingstone Academy | Primary | 0–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa NN4 0JF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 4 Good | 29 Jun 2026 |
| SLM Ltd, Danes Camp Cafe NN4 0RX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 5 Very good | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Simon de Senlis Primary - The Club NN4 0PH | School/college/university | 260 m | 5 Very good | 23 May 2025 |
| Claregate Children's Home NN4 0QZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 1 Mar 2023 |
| Tesco NN4 8BE | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 310 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2019 |
| Subway NN4 8BE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 29 Sep 2023 |
| Goals Soccer Centre NN4 8BT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 2 Nov 2023 |
| Grangewood Residents Club NN4 0UA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Dec 2020 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 30 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (61); On or near Clannell Road (10); On or near Parking Area (6); On or near Denston Close (4); On or near Sandhurst Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
Kentford Close · Sandhurst Close · Clannell Road · Towcester Road · Olympia Close · Falconers Rise · Springbanks Way · Claregate · Peregrine Place · Hobby Close · Avebury Way · Mere Close
All the streets in NN4 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.