Roughton Close Kettering, North Northamptonshire
25 addresses across 3 postcodes (NN15), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 18700255.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £217,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 12, D: 4).
- 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 99% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kettering, about 1.2 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 390 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 67 to 73 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 25 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Headlands Surgery, about 1.2 km away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km.
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 18% of households owned their home and 13% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 160 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £217,500 | £217,500 | £217,500 |
| 2019 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £108,000 | £108,000 | £108,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £83,000 | £83,000 | £83,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £105,500 | £101,000 | £110,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £58,950 | £58,950 | £58,950 |
| 2000 | 2 | £24,275 | £17,000 | £31,550 |
| 1995 | 1 | £32,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2024 | 2 NN15 6HN | Terraced | £217,500 | |
| 18 Dec 2019 | 4 NN15 6HN | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2016 | 3 NN15 6HN | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 2 Nov 2015 | 3 NN15 6HN | Semi-detached | £108,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2010 | 2 NN15 6HN | Terraced | £83,000 | |
| 5 Mar 2007 | 10A NN15 6HN | Flat or maisonette | £80,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Nov 2005 | 1 NN15 6HN | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2005 | 2 NN15 6HN | Flat or maisonette | £101,000 | |
| 16 May 2003 | 10A NN15 6HN | Flat or maisonette | £58,950 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Oct 2000 | 3 NN15 6HN | Terraced | £31,550 | |
| 27 Apr 2000 | 10A NN15 6HN | Flat or maisonette | £17,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Nov 1995 | 3 NN15 6HN | Terraced | £32,500 |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 71 m². Most common: Flat (13); House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1967-1975 (11); 1950-1966 (4); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (9); rented (private) (3); owner-occupied (3).
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 (55% of about 1,080 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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NN15 6HN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| NN15 6HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
| NN15 6HY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 67 m and 73 m above sea level (69 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN15 6HN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN15 6HU | 100% | 99% | 99% | 0% |
| NN15 6HY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km | |
| Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 34 within 800 m; nearest Roughton Close Kettering | 30 m |
| Car parks | KetteringParking.Co.Uk | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 830 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 61.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Headlands Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 800 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Venture Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Kettering Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - London, Kettering Road Cashzone | 820 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 530 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,050 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Whiteford Drive Allotments 2.9 ha | 120 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wicksteed Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.0 km east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wicksteed Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km east |
| Barton Seagrave moats, fishponds and shrunken medieval village remains | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Three Corner Spinney | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Coppicemoor Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Cook's Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km north-east |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Middle Ground Spinney | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Cransley Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 25 |
1 of the street's 25 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfields Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 240 m | Outstanding (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bishop Stopford School Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 350 m | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Southfield School for Girls | Secondary | 11–18 | 490 m | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hawthorn Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 930 m | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hall Meadow Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Compass Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km | No published inspection |
| Kettering Science Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.8 km | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Millbrook Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 2.0 km | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Millbrook Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 2.0 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield Convenience Store NN15 6HY | Retailers - other | 80 m | 4 Good | 13 Aug 2024 |
| Highfield Barnes Community Centre NN15 6JB | Other catering premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2024 |
| The Mikado Pheasant NN15 6JS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2024 |
| Geo's Grill NN15 6JQ | Mobile caterer | 300 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Balance Health Club NN15 6PB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jan 2024 |
| Kettering Town Harriers NN15 6PB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m | 5 Very good | 10 Aug 2022 |
| Bryant Road Stores NN15 6JF | Retailers - other | 500 m | 4 Good | 6 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 83 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Roughton Close (38); On or near Barnes Close (29); On or near Fishton Close (23); On or near Hawson Close (19); On or near Highfield Crescent (19).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 71% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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
- NN15 6HN: 23 addresses
- NN15 6HU: 1 address of 91 in the postcode
- NN15 6HY: 1 address of 43 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Fishton Close · Barron Close · Barnes Close · Hawson Close · Highfield Crescent · Whiteford Drive · Bishop's Drive · Gower Close · Richard Close · Slade Crescent · Edward Close · Langley Way
All the streets in NN15 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.