Main Street Polebrook, North Northamptonshire
67 addresses across 4 postcodes (PE8), about 530 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 12800093.
- Sales: 45 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £980,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 29 homes have an energy certificate (D: 10, E: 14, F: 5).
- Flood: 7 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 G; 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 Peterborough, about 16.6 km (10 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 31 to 36 m above sea level.
- Noise: 20 of its 67 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Oundle, about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away.
- People: About 440 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 41% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £980,000 | £980,000 | £980,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £477,500 | £477,500 | £477,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | £430,000 | £430,000 | £430,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £432,500 | £375,000 | £490,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £535,000 | £405,000 | £665,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £578,750 | £317,500 | £840,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £520,000 | £520,000 | £520,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £225,000 | £220,000 | £230,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2007 | 3 | £439,000 | £250,000 | £480,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2025 | MANOR BARN PE8 5LN | Detached | £980,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2023 | TOCIL HOUSE PE8 5LN | Detached | £477,500 | |
| 22 Dec 2022 | SAGE GREEN PE8 5LN | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2022 | MANOR FARM PE8 5LN | Other | £1,300,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Feb 2022 | POLEBROOK HOUSE PE8 5LN | Other | £1,025,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 May 2021 | 3, HIGHFIELDS PE8 5LN | Semi-detached | £490,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2021 | THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE PE8 5LN | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2020 | 9, HIGHFIELDS PE8 5LN | Detached | £665,000 | |
| 6 Oct 2020 | SAGE GREEN PE8 5LN | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 9 Feb 2018 | 5, HIGHFIELDS PE8 5LN | Terraced | £265,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2016 | THE OLD RECTORY PE8 5LN | Detached | £840,000 | |
| 27 May 2016 | WINSPIT HOUSE PE8 5LN | Detached | £317,500 | |
| 29 Aug 2014 | HIGHFIELD FARM HOUSE PE8 5LN | Detached | £520,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2013 | WINSPIT HOUSE PE8 5LN | Detached | £250,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Jul 2013 | BARN COTTAGE PE8 5LN | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2010 | SAGE GREEN PE8 5LN | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 3 Jun 2010 | THE OLD BAKERY COTTAGE PE8 5LN | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2009 | 8, HIGHFIELDS PE8 5LN | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2007 | THE BAKEHOUSE PE8 5LN | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2007 | 5, HIGHFIELDS PE8 5LN | Terraced | £250,000 | |
| 10 May 2007 | 3, HIGHFIELDS PE8 5LN | Semi-detached | £439,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2006 | 9, HIGHFIELDS PE8 5LN | Detached | £460,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2005 | LAVENDER COTTAGE PE8 5LN | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 23 Jul 2004 | THE OLD BAKERY COTTAGE PE8 5LN | Semi-detached | £183,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2003 | CORNER COTTAGE PE8 5LN | Semi-detached | £139,950 | |
| 3 Oct 2001 | 3, HIGHFIELDS PE8 5LN | Semi-detached | £249,000 | |
| 7 Jun 2001 | CORNER COTTAGE PE8 5LN | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2000 | 1, HIGHFIELDS PE8 5LN | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 2 Aug 1999 | THE GABLES PE8 5LN | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 2 Aug 1999 | MANOR FARM PE8 5LN | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 23 Jul 1999 | GARFIELD PE8 5LN | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 4 Jun 1999 | 3, HIGHFIELDS PE8 5LN | Semi-detached | £156,000 | New build. |
| 26 Mar 1999 | HIGHFIELD FARM HOUSE PE8 5LN | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 15 Mar 1999 | BARN COTTAGE PE8 5LN | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 18 Nov 1998 | 7, HIGHFIELDS PE8 5LN | Detached | £77,500 | |
| 26 Jun 1998 | 23 PE8 5LN | Detached | £242,000 | |
| 16 Dec 1997 | THE OLD BAKERY COTTAGE PE8 5LN | Semi-detached | £86,000 | |
| 16 Oct 1997 | THE BAKEHOUSE PE8 5LN | Detached | £153,000 | |
| 16 Jul 1997 | WELLS HOUSE PE8 5LN | Detached | £227,000 | |
| 2 Aug 1996 | THE GABLES PE8 5LN | Detached | £267,000 | |
| 28 Nov 1995 | HALL BARN PE8 5LN | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 22 Aug 1995 | 23 PE8 5LN | Detached | £190,000 | New build. |
| 4 Aug 1995 | THE BAKEHOUSE PE8 5LN | Detached | £105,000 | |
| 6 Jul 1995 | MOUNT PLEASANT PE8 5LN | Detached | £130,000 | |
| 10 Feb 1995 | 1, HIGHFIELDS PE8 5LN | Detached | £122,000 |
Energy performance certificates
29 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 151 m². Most common: House, detached (17); House, semi-detached (11); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (11); 1930-1949 (4); 1991-1995 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (20); rented (private) (5); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 addresses)
- 1 Highfields, Main Street, Polebrook
- 1 The Poplars, Lutton Road, Polebrook
- 3 Highfields, Main Street, Polebrook
- 3 The Poplars, Lutton Road, Polebrook
- 9 Highfields, Main Street, Polebrook
- Barn Cottage, Main Street, Polebrook
- Blue Door Cottage, Polebrook Hall, Main Street, Polebrook
- Highfield Farm House, Main Street, Polebrook
- Lavender Cottage, Main Street, Polebrook
- Long Acre, Main Street, Polebrook
- Manor Farm, Main Street, Polebrook
- Polebrook House, Main Street, Polebrook
- Sage Green, Main Street, Polebrook
- The Old School House, Main Street, Polebrook
- The Vinters House, Main Street, Polebrook
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band G (19% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Polebrook. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 10.
- 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
- BARN COTTAGE GARDEN COTTAGE, grade II
- BARN, 70 METRES NORTH EAST OF THE KINGS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- GREYSTON HOUSE, grade II
- HARTFORD COTTAGE, grade II
- HOUSE ATTACHED TO NORTH OF HAZELDENE (NOT INCLUDED), grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- SAGE GREEN, grade II
- THE GABLES, grade II
- THE OLD BAKERY, grade II
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, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE8 5LN | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 3 / 4 | unlikely |
| PE8 5LX | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE8 5LH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PE8 5LT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 67 addresses are between 31 m and 36 m above sea level (33 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE8 5LH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE8 5LN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE8 5LT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PE8 5LX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Peterborough 5.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 16.6 km (10 miles) |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morgans Close Polebrook | 130 m |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 66.5 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Oundle | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Oundle Pharmacy | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Townley House Dental Practice | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | The Hamptons Hospital | 14 km (8.7 miles) |
| Police station | Hampton Police Station | 13.1 km (8.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - St Osyths Lane Cashzone | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 160 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,140 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,920 m² | 350 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade I), 220 m west. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 220 m west |
| Ashton Wold | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Barnwell, St Andrew's Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Fields | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Brickyard Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Horse Close Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Ash Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| The Slade | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 17 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 47 | 67 |
20 of the street's 67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polebrook Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 130 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polebrook Nursing Home PE8 5LU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Morgans Close (2); On or near Main Street (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 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 | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 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) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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 D, house, detached (lodged 28 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- PE8 5LN: 60 addresses of 66 in the postcode
- PE8 5LX: 5 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- PE8 5LH: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
- PE8 5LT: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Hall Gardens · Ferguson's Close · Morgans Close · Church Row · Church Street · Duke Street · Circus Grove · Kings Arms Lane
All the streets in PE8 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.