Puffin Close Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
7 addresses across 1 postcode (NN8), about 60 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 42950560.
- Energy: 6 homes have an energy certificate (B: 6).
- 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 83% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wellingborough, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 40 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 67 to 70 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Redwell Medical Centre, about 600 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 18% of households owned their home and 14% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 216 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
6 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 78 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, end-terrace (2); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 2021 (6).
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 A (96% of about 530 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 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 7 addresses are between 67 m and 70 m above sea level (69 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN8 4BN | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Nest Farm Crescent Wellingborough | 140 m |
| Car parks | Commercial Way Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hatton Park Road | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 54 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Redwell Medical Centre | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Redhill Pharmacy | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Redhill Dental Care | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Isebrook Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Wellingborough Police Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest KD Supermarket Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 14 ha | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 17 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,710 m² | 290 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Breezehill Allotments 9,870 m² | 240 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 39 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Great Harrowden Hall, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Great Harrowden Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Tithe barn | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ann's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Red Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Eleanor's Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Duke's Covert | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Finedon Cally Banks | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Skew Bridge Ski Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the street's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakway Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 330 m | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sir Christopher Hatton Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Redwell Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Highfield Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Victoria Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Avenue Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Park Junior School, Wellingborough | Primary | 7–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Glenvale Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Barnabas Church of England School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K D Supermarket NN8 4TU | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2018 |
| Chick N Joy NN8 4TU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 4 Good | 27 May 2025 |
| The Well - Cygnets Nursery NN8 4TU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2025 |
| Hope Centre NN8 4UH | Other catering premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Hemmingwell Community & Skills Centre CIO & Food Bank NN8 4TU | Other catering premises | 330 m | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2025 |
| Cataleya NN8 4NW | Other catering premises | 370 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Zelicious Food NN8 4HF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2026 |
| JKL Dairy And Food Services Ltd NN8 4ST | Distributors/Transporters | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2023 |
| Spicy Nest NN8 4ST | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Forbells Ltd NN8 4ST | Other catering premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 2 Improvement necessary | 30 Oct 2025 |
| Breakfast Club Oakway Academy NN8 4SD | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Sep 2022 |
| Oakway Primary Academy NN8 4SD | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Next Thing Education Camps Ltd. At Oakway Academy NN8 4SD | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Oakway Academy - After School Club NN8 4SD | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Clarence House Day Nursery NN8 4SL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 22 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 84 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Drugs | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Other theft | 13 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fulmar Lane (92); On or near Nest Farm Crescent (72); On or near Kestrel Lane (42); On or near Linnet Close (4); On or near Hemmingwell Road (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 71% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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
- NN8 4BN: 7 addresses of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Nest Farm Crescent · Fulmar Lane · Hemmingwell Road · Kestrel Lane · Nest Farm Road · Stone Close · Linnet Close · Goodwin Close · Heron Close · Guillemot Lane · Soane Close · Landseer Close
All the streets in NN8 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.