Middleton Road Ashley, North Northamptonshire
87 addresses across 4 postcodes (LE16), about 740 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 18700026.
- Energy: 36 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 2, C: 10, D: 9, E: 11, F: 3).
- Flood: 6 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 E; 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 Market Harborough, about 6.2 km (3.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 69 to 86 m above sea level.
- Noise: 34 of its 87 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Market Harborough Med.ctr, about 7.3 km (4.5 miles) away.
- People: About 250 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 11 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
36 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 126 m². Most common: House, detached (17); House, semi-detached (8); Bungalow, semi-detached (5). Built: before 1900 (13); 1950-1966 (9); 1967-1975 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (17); rented (social) (4); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (36 addresses)
- 2 Main Street, Ashley
- 3 Main Street, Ashley
- 4, Main Street, Ashley
- 8 Main Street, Ashley
- 10, Main Street, Ashley
- 15, Main Street, Ashley
- 17 Main Street, Ashley
- 18 Main Street, Ashley
- 19, Main Street, Ashley
- 22, Main Street, Ashley
- 23, Main Street, Ashley
- 24, Main Street, Ashley
- 25 Main Street, Ashley
- 26, Main Street, Ashley
- 28 Main Street, Ashley
- 31, Main Street, Ashley
- 35 Main Street, Ashley
- 38, Main Street, Ashley
- 39, Main Street, Ashley
- 41 MAIN STREET, ASHLEY
- 43, Main Street, Ashley
- 45, Main Street, Ashley
- 49, Main Street, Ashley
- 49a Main Street, Ashley
- 51 Main Street, Ashley
- 52, Main Street, Ashley
- 55 Main Street, Ashley
- 56 Main Street, Ashley
- Ascele House, 7 Main Street, Ashley
- Flat, 32 Main Street, Ashley
- Hill View, 30B Main Street, Ashley
- Home Farm, Main Street
- Swallow's Barn, 34 Main Street, Ashley
- The Barn, Home Farm, Main Street
- The Old Post Office, Main Street, Ashley
- The Paddocks, Main Street, Ashley
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 E (21% of about 1,070 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ashley. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 16.
- 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
- 13 AND 15, MAIN STREET, grade II
- 17 AND 19, MAIN STREET, grade II
- 18, 20 AND 22, MAIN STREET, grade II
- 23, MAIN STREET, grade II
- 24 AND 26, MAIN STREET, grade II
- 33, MAIN STREET, grade II
- ASHLEY COURT, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- OUTBUILDING APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES WEST OF NUMBER 38 (NOT INCLUDED), grade II
- THE COTTAGE HOLDING, grade II
- THE GEORGE PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE MALTINGS, grade II
- THE OLD FORGE, grade II
- THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, grade II
- THE RECTORY, grade II
- WESTHORPE FARMHOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 25 September 2026: North Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway, footpath (immediate - urgent works)
- 16 September 2026: North Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 13 August 2026: North Northamptonshire Council, Highway repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE16 8HF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| LE16 8HG | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| LE16 8DA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LE16 8HD | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 87 addresses are between 69 m and 86 m above sea level (78 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE16 8DA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LE16 8HD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LE16 8HF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LE16 8HG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Market Harborough 943,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Demand Responsive Area Ashley | 220 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 48.9 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Market Harborough Med.ctr | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Practice (94 St Mary's Road) | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Hospital | St Lukes Hospital Wards | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Police station | Leicestershire Police | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,590 m² | 370 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 160 m north-east. 23 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 St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Tugwell Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Port Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Watson's Gorse | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Slawston Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Fishpond Spinney | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 53 | 87 |
34 of the street's 87 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Village Hall LE16 8HG | Other catering premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Oct 2022 |
| Ashley Herb Farm and Butchers & Farm Shop LE16 8HG | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Medbourne Road (5); On or near Westhorpe (5); On or near Hall Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 24% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, house, detached (lodged 27 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- LE16 8HF: 46 addresses of 48 in the postcode
- LE16 8HG: 39 addresses of 44 in the postcode
- LE16 8DA: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
- LE16 8HD: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Westhorpe · The Maltings · Hall Lane
All the streets in LE16 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.