Reed Place Northampton
18 addresses across 2 postcodes (NN7), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29300163.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £406,850 across 3 sales.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in West Northamptonshire cost £289,726 in August 2026 (+0.2% on a year); private rents averaged £1,088 a month.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (A: 8, B: 8).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 5 to 10% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in West Northamptonshire costs £2,487 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Northampton, about 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 116 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 St Lukes Primary Care Centre, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 200 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 27 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | £406,850 | £365,000 | £415,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £277,500 | £275,000 | £370,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2024 | 1 NN7 4FH | Detached | £415,000 | New build. |
| 26 Apr 2024 | 2 NN7 4FH | Detached | £365,000 | New build. |
| 27 Oct 2023 | 3 NN7 4FH | Semi-detached | £277,500 | New build. |
| 26 Apr 2024 | 4 NN7 4FH | Detached | £406,850 | New build. |
| 17 Nov 2023 | 5 NN7 4FH | Semi-detached | £275,000 | New build. |
| 15 Dec 2023 | 6 NN7 4FH | Detached | £370,000 | New build. |
House prices and rents in West Northamptonshire
A typical home in West Northamptonshire cost £289,726 in August 2026, 0.2% more than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 32% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £467,095 |
| Semi-detached | £282,970 |
| Terraced | £234,451 |
| Flat or maisonette | £139,615 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £240,551 |
Private renters in West Northamptonshire paid £1,088 a month on average in September 2026, 3.3% more than a year before. That is 30% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £754 |
| Two bedrooms | £958 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,171 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,686 |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 106 m². Most common: House, detached (14); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 2026 (10); 2023 (5); 2024 (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 8,267 kWh of it on average in 2024, 36% less than the district's 12,933 kWh, and 1,922 kWh of electricity, 54% less than the district's 4,221 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN7 4FH | 6 | 1,818 kWh | 6 | 7,831 kWh |
| NN7 4EE | 12 | 1,551 kWh | 13 | 7,065 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is NN7.
Council tax
What each band costs in West Northamptonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,487 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,658 | £1,934 | £2,210 | £2,487 | £3,039 | £3,592 | £4,144 | £4,973 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (37% of about 1,310 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Northampton: Former St Crispins Hospital, St Crispin Drive NN5 4DN: up to 235 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Landfill Site West Northamptonshire SN/01/1584C | Landfill Gas | 2 MW | Operational Dec 2003 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 5 to 10%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 116 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN7 4EE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN7 4FH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Northampton 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 20 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Weggs Farm Road St Giles Park | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northampton Bus Interchange | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Northampton West Car Park | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 58 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Lukes Primary Care Centre Good Jan 2018 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Limehurst Square Pharmacy | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Berrywood Hospital | 390 m |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oaklodge Care Home Requires improvement Oct 2025 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Northamptonshire Police | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Errington Park 3.7 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard cross base in St Michael's churchyard, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard cross base in St Michael's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Roman villa N of Road Hill Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Upton medieval village and C17 garden earthworks | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Berry Wood | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Bottomclose Spinney | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Slatepit Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Round Oak Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Glassthorpehill | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 18 | 18 |
None of the street's 18 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 West Northamptonshire: see them on the West Northamptonshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Duston School | All-through | 4–18 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 72% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 70% in 2024 and 62% in 2023) GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 46.0 (50.0 in 2025 and 48.4 in 2024); 44% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade B-; 22.6% AAB or better; progress above average |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 72% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 18% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 66% in 2023) |
| Duston Eldean Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 10% at the higher standard (2025; 79% in 2024 and 78% in 2023) |
| Harpole Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 68% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 52% in 2024 and 55% in 2023) |
| Hopping Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 58% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 53% in 2024 and 35% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
8 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 620 m (0.4 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasures Of Duston NN5 6YR | Full day care | 45 | Good (Jul 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Rhymetime Northampton NN5 4BW | Full day care | 90 | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Freestyle Wraparound Care - The Duston School Primary Phase NN5 6XA | Full day care | 25 | Not inspected yet | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Rhino Sports Academy NN5 4UL | Out-of-school day care | 60 | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Noah's Ark Playgroup NN5 4UL | Sessional day care | 26 | Good (May 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Tudor Manor Day Nursery NN5 6JU | Full day care | 92 | Not inspected yet | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Woodleys Park Day Nursery NN5 4DR | Full day care | 74 | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Eldean Childcare NN5 6PP | Sessional day care | 32 | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 196 childminders and 42 home childcarers (nannies) in West Northamptonshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrywood Hospital | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Dent Close (11); On or near Mander Close (5); On or near St Crispin Crescent (5); On or near Heyford Road (3); On or near Griffiths Close (2).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 8 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
Reed Place · Corn Grove · Wheat Road · Berrywood Road · Melick Drive · Sandy Lane · St Crispin Crescent · Mander Close · Brome Close · Norwood Road · Griffiths Close · Heyford Road
All the streets in NN7 and across West 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.