Poppy Fields Kettering, North Northamptonshire
100 addresses across 2 postcodes (NN16), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 18750283.
- Sales: 115 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £147,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 90 homes have an energy certificate (B: 9, C: 65, D: 15, 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.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in North Northamptonshire costs £2,424 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kettering, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Pocket Park, is about 300 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 72 to 80 m above sea level.
- Noise: 37 of its 100 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Eskdaill Medical, about 340 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 27% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 151 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £147,000 | £147,000 | £147,000 |
| 2025 | 4 | £125,000 | £65,000 | £168,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £137,500 | £125,000 | £150,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | £148,000 | £105,000 | £165,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £120,500 | £55,000 | £135,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2020 | 4 | £120,500 | £110,000 | £122,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £113,000 | £100,000 | £148,000 |
| 2018 | 8 | £90,000 | £55,000 | £123,000 |
| 2017 | 8 | £107,500 | £53,750 | £121,500 |
| 2016 | 2 | £110,000 | £100,000 | £120,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £103,500 | £95,000 | £112,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2026 | 26 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £147,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Nov 2025 | 34 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £129,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Oct 2025 | 87 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £121,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Oct 2025 | 48 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £168,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 41 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jan 2025 | 98 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £65,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Oct 2024 | 16 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £126,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jul 2024 | 48 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Mar 2024 | 43 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Nov 2023 | 8 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £130,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Sep 2023 | 11 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Sep 2023 | 38 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Mar 2023 | 88 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £131,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Feb 2023 | 29 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £165,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Oct 2022 | 89 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £55,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Jul 2022 | 86 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £132,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 May 2022 | 2 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Mar 2022 | 5 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £120,500 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Dec 2021 | 94 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Oct 2021 | 84 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Jul 2021 | 29 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £148,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 30 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £148,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Sep 2020 | 88 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Aug 2020 | 24 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £155,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Mar 2020 | 19 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £122,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Feb 2020 | 35 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £110,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Jan 2020 | 43 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £121,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Dec 2019 | 93 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Oct 2019 | 16 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £113,000 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jan 2019 | 24 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £148,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Dec 2018 | 98 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £62,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Nov 2018 | 50 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Aug 2018 | 87 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £123,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Aug 2018 | 88 NN16 8UU | Other | £62,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 May 2018 | 79 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £118,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Apr 2018 | 46 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £57,500 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Mar 2018 | 94 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £60,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Mar 2018 | 32 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Jan 2018 | 44 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £55,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Nov 2017 | 5 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £116,500 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Sep 2017 | 92 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Sep 2017 | 97 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £53,750 | Leasehold. |
| 3 Jul 2017 | 42 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £108,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jun 2017 | 79 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £103,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Jun 2017 | 47 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £60,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Mar 2017 | 85 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £121,500 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Feb 2017 | 83 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £107,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Apr 2016 | 49 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Jan 2016 | 84 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Nov 2015 | 92 NN16 8UU | Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
90 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 60 m². Most common: Flat (82); Maisonette, semi-detached (4); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 2003-2006 (46); 2007-2011 (38); 2007 onwards (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (38); owner-occupied (23); rented (social) (23).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (57% of about 1,890 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, 0 at medium risk and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NN16 8UU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
| NN16 9TS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 100 addresses are between 72 m and 80 m above sea level (78 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN16 8UU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NN16 9TS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 51 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hospital Kettering | 190 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wadcroft Car Park | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 62.2 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eskdaill Medical | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Prospect Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kettering Central Dental Practice | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Kettering General Hospital | 230 m |
| Police station | Kettering Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Central England Co-op - Grange Place | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pocket Park 1.0 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Westfield Gardens 2.4 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Northfield Avenue Allotments 1.8 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 3.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Carey House, a listed building (Grade II*), 610 m (0.4 miles) east. 23 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Carey House | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Wicksteed Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Spinnies | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Brookside Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Pottedbrig Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Maunsell's Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Glendon Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Cransley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 24 | 10 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 50 |
| Under 55 | 63 | 40 |
37 of the street's 100 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 60 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 730 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kettering Park Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kettering Park Infant Academy | Primary | 4–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hawthorn Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Hall Meadow Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ronald Tree Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Compass Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kettering Science Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It's a Kind of Magic NN16 9TS | Mobile caterer | 120 m | 4 Good | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Teamwork Trust NN16 9XW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jan 2024 |
| The Food Warehouse NN16 9TS | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 230 m | 5 Very good | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Sports Direct NN16 9TS | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 20 May 2024 |
| KGH Social Club NN16 8UZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jan 2024 |
| Patient Food Service NN16 8UZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2024 |
| Amigo NN16 8UZ | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2025 |
| Coffee House NN16 8UZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2025 |
| Costa Coffee NN16 8UZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jun 2026 |
| The Basement Brasserie NN16 8UZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2024 |
| Taffy Town UK NN16 8TD | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 18 Sep 2024 |
| Convenient Stop Ltd NN16 8DN | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2024 |
| Dunelm Soft Furnishings Ltd NN16 9XW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2025 |
| McDonalds NN16 9XW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Aldi Stores Ltd NN16 9XW | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 330 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 69 |
| Public order | 20 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hospital (122); On or near Shopping Area (22); On or near Poppy Fields (5); On or near Rothwell Road (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 27% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 38% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 3 to 9 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
Poppy Fields · Warren Hill · Bushacre Court · Stanier Close · Hill Street · Railway View · Mariners Way · Legion Crescent · Carlton Street · Oxford Street · Derwent Crescent · Leicester Close
All the streets in NN16 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.