Main Street Cold Ashby, West Northamptonshire
10 addresses across 4 postcodes (NN6), about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) long. USRN 10600589.
- Sales: 19 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £164,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in West Northamptonshire cost £289,726 in August 2026 (+0.2% on a year); private rents averaged £1,088 a month.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 1, E: 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.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 1 times (0 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 10 to 30% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- 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 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Long Buckby, about 11.3 km (7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 163 to 200 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Saxon Spires Practice, about 3.5 km (2.2 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.
- Road safety: 3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £164,000 | £164,000 | £164,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £332,500 | £310,000 | £355,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £329,995 | £329,995 | £329,995 |
| 2015 | 2 | £274,250 | £272,500 | £276,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £435,000 | £435,000 | £435,000 |
| 2009 | 2 | £186,250 | £147,500 | £225,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £335,000 | £335,000 | £335,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £147,500 | £147,500 | £147,500 |
| 1997 | 2 | £137,500 | £105,000 | £170,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2026 | 7 NN6 6EL | Terraced | £164,000 | |
| 27 Apr 2026 | 7 NN6 6EL | Terraced | £80,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Feb 2026 | BLACK HORSE NN6 6EL | Other | £300,900 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jun 2021 | BLACK HORSE NN6 6EL | Other | £265,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Feb 2018 | BLACK HORSE NN6 6EL | Other | £211,810 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Sep 2019 | 1, BLACKSMITHS COTTAGES NN6 6EL | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2009 | 1, BLACKSMITHS COTTAGES NN6 6EL | Semi-detached | £147,500 | |
| 4 Jan 2006 | 1, BLACKSMITHS COTTAGES NN6 6EL | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 6 Nov 2020 | 2, BLACKSMITHS COTTAGES NN6 6EL | Terraced | £310,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2015 | 2, BLACKSMITHS COTTAGES NN6 6EL | Terraced | £276,000 | |
| 29 May 2009 | 2, BLACKSMITHS COTTAGES NN6 6EL | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2020 | LEES HAVEN NN6 6EL | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 29 Aug 1997 | LEES HAVEN NN6 6EL | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2013 | MILL HOUSE NN6 6EL | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 23 Jul 2004 | MILL HOUSE NN6 6EL | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 10 Dec 1999 | MILL HOUSE COTTAGE NN6 6EL | Semi-detached | £147,500 | |
| 20 Jun 1997 | MILL HOUSE COTTAGE NN6 6EL | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2018 | OLD BRICK COTTAGE NN6 6EL | Detached | £329,995 | |
| 14 Aug 2015 | OLD BRICK COTTAGE NN6 6EL | Detached | £272,500 |
House prices and rents in West Northamptonshire
A typical home in West Northamptonshire cost £289,726 in August 2026, 0.2% more than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 32% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £467,095 |
| Semi-detached | £282,970 |
| Terraced | £234,451 |
| Flat or maisonette | £139,615 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £240,551 |
Private renters in West Northamptonshire paid £1,088 a month on average in September 2026, 3.3% more than a year before. That is 30% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £754 |
| Two bedrooms | £958 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,171 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,686 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 178 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: before 1900 (2); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 29 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (12 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN6 6EL | 20 12 Economy 7 | 4,808 kWh | none recorded | |
| NN6 6JG | 9 | 2,343 kWh | under 5 |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is NN6.
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: 1.
- 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
- BURDETTS LODGE, grade II
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portley Ford Landfill Site | Landfill Gas | 1.8 MW | Operational Oct 1996 | 280 m |
| Winwick West Northamptonshire DA/2010/0400 | Wind 6 turbines | 12.3 MW | Operational Jun 2016 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Kelmarsh Wind Farm (Resubmission) West Northamptonshire DA/2010/0100 | Wind 5 turbines | 12.5 MW | Operational Jul 2016 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 19 January 2027: West Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 29 October 2026: West Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 21 October 2026: West Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, temp obstruction 15 minute delay, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 14 October 2026: West Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
1 storm overflow within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 1 time, for under an hour in all, in 2025. They discharge into Trib. of Spratton Brook.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Ashby Cso Anglian Water; monitored 81% of the year | Trib. of Spratton Brook | 1 | 0 | 340 m |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 10 to 30%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 163 m and 200 m above sea level (185 m on average); the ground rises about 38 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN6 6EA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN6 6EB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| NN6 6EL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN6 6JG | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
| Market Harborough 943,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 50.2 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Saxon Spires Practice Good May 2017 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Guilsborough | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Market Harborough Hospital | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| Care homes | Sibbertoft Manor Nursing Home Requires improvement Jul 2026 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,180 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.4 ha | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Naseby Allotment Gardens 1.5 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Monastic grange east of Manor Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Monastic grange east of Manor Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Battle of Naseby 1645 | Registered battlefield | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Flintnel Spinney | Wood | 70 m south |
| Breakey's Wood | Wood | 240 m south-east |
| Naseby Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 520 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Polo Spinney | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Black Pit's Spinney | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Fenny Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 10 |
4 of the street's 10 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).
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 196 childminders and 42 home childcarers (nannies) in West Northamptonshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (northamptonshire).
Road safety
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 07:45 | Slight | 2 people | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 4 May 2023 17:15 | Slight | 2 people | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 1 Apr 2022 15:10 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 60 mph | Wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
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
- Roadworks Street works permit: West Northamptonshire Council: Highway repair and maintenance works, 29 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: West Northamptonshire Council: Highway repair and maintenance works, 19 January 2027 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: West Northamptonshire Council: Highway repair and maintenance works, 14 October 2026 (two-way signals) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: West Northamptonshire Council: Highway repair and maintenance works, 21 October 2026 (temp obstruction 15 minute delay) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- NN6 6EL: 4 addresses of 37 in the postcode
- NN6 6JG: 4 addresses of 19 in the postcode
- NN6 6EA: 1 address
- NN6 6EB: 1 address
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.