Northern Close Gretton, North Northamptonshire
6 addresses across 2 postcodes (NN17), about 70 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 9350174.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £575,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 3).
- 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 North Northamptonshire costs £2,424 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 61% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Corby, about 5.3 km (3.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 540 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 113 to 115 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lakeside Healthcare, about 5.2 km (3.2 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | £575,000 | £575,000 | £575,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £462,500 | £462,500 | £462,500 |
| 2012 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £455,000 | £455,000 | £455,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2001 | 3 | £193,000 | £183,000 | £250,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2018 | EDREN BYRE, 5 NN17 3BD | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2014 | 4 NN17 3BD | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 2 May 2013 | EDREN BYRE, 5 NN17 3BD | Detached | £462,500 | |
| 24 Aug 2012 | 3 NN17 3BD | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 3 Dec 2010 | 5 NN17 3BD | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2004 | 3 NN17 3BD | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 2 May 2002 | 6 NN17 3BD | Detached | £250,000 | New build. |
| 19 Oct 2001 | 2 NN17 3BD | Detached | £250,000 | New build. |
| 3 Sep 2001 | 3 NN17 3BD | Detached | £193,000 | New build. |
| 3 Aug 2001 | 4 NN17 3BD | Detached | £183,000 | New build. |
| 8 Sep 2000 | 5 NN17 3BD | Detached | £60,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 166 m². Most common: House, detached (5). Built: 1996-2002 (5). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
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 B (32% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Gretton. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- PEARTREE COTTAGE, 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
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 113 m and 115 m above sea level (114 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN17 3BD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN17 3DF | 100% | 61% | 61% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest (Gretton) Primary School | 110 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 55 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lakeside Healthcare | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Priors Hall Pharmacy | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Welland Vale Road Dental Surgery | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Corby Community Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Oakham Police Station | 15.6 km (9.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Harvest Energy - Corby Service Station Cashzone | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,420 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,850 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St James the Great, a listed building (Grade I), 460 m (0.3 miles) north. 43 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 James the Great | Listed building, Grade I | 460 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Harborough Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Gretton East Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Gretton West Plantation | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Brookfield Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Dryleas Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Willow Brook (North) | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the street's 6 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 North Northamptonshire: see them on the North Northamptonshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gretton Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 130 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blue Bell NN17 3DF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Hatton Arms NN17 3DN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 5 Very good | 8 Nov 2024 |
| Brooke Weston Trust At Gretton Primary Academy NN17 3DB | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| The Shop NN17 3DE | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Gretton Post Office NN17 3DE | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2020 |
| Gretton House NN17 3DE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Lydias Coffee Shop NN17 3DE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 28 Apr 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near High Street (6); On or near School Road (3); On or near Kirby Road (2); On or near Corby Road (2); On or near Arnhill Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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
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
Welland Close · Kirby Road · School Road · Hardwick Road · Craxford Road · Maltings Road · Avenue Farm Close · Kirby Road · Winchilsea Drive · Clay Lane · Hunts Field Drive · Arnhill Road
All the streets in NN17 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.