Dirft Drive Lilbourne, West Northamptonshire
1 address across 1 postcode (NN6). USRN 10618417.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 C; Band D in West Northamptonshire costs £2,487 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 33% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rugby, about 5.7 km (3.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 102 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Crick Medical Practice, about 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away.
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2024 | DC10, DAVENTRY INTERNATIONAL RAIL FREIGHT TERMINAL NN6 7GZ | Other | £104,400,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Feb 2024 | DC9, DAVENTRY INTERNATIONAL RAIL FREIGHT TERMINAL NN6 7GZ | Other | £53,808,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Nov 2022 | D C3 NN6 7GZ | Other | £90,750,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Nov 2022 | ARCADIA NN6 7GZ | Other | £83,350,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Nov 2022 | UNIT 5 NN6 7GZ | Other | £36,050,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Apr 2021 | ARCADIA NN6 7GZ | Other | £82,875,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 1,010 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 102 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN6 7GZ | 33% | 33% | 33% | 67% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rugby 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest GXO DIRFT | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rail Station Forecourt Long Buckby | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dirft - The Amenity Hub, Danes Way | 0 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 40.5 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Crick Medical Practice | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Paddox Pharmacy | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Kreate Dental Rugby | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | St Cross Hospital | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Warwickshire Police | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Compass Group - Royal Mail National Distribution Centre, Crick Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 3,870 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,360 m² | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Lilbourne Allotment Gardens 6,000 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Crick Covert | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Crick Jubilee Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Lilbourne Gorse | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
| Crick Millennium Wood | Wood | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Crack's Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Barby Straight | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houlton School | All-through | 4–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Gabriel's CofE Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Catering Service LTD NN6 7GZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (warwickshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
- NN6 7GZ: 1 address of 53 in the postcode
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.