Wellingborough Road Ecton, North Northamptonshire
29 addresses across 9 postcodes (NN3,NN6), about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 42900597.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £330,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, E: 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 E; 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 Northampton, about 8.1 km (5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Rectory Farm Pocket Park, is about 460 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 55 to 100 m above sea level.
- Noise: 15 of its 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Brook Medical Centre, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 800 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 10 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 4 of them fatal or serious.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £435,000 | £435,000 | £435,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £500,000 | £480,000 | £520,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £233,000 | £233,000 | £233,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £314,000 | £314,000 | £314,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 2024 | 10 NN6 0QH | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2023 | 4 NN6 0QH | Detached | £435,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2021 | 6 NN6 0QH | Detached | £520,000 | |
| 5 May 2021 | 2 NN6 0QH | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2020 | SOUTH LODGE FARM NN6 0QR | Other | £785,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Aug 2014 | 4 NN6 0QH | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 3 Sep 2010 | 4 NN6 0QH | Detached | £233,000 | |
| 27 Aug 2009 | 10 NN6 0QH | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 20 Jul 2007 | 8 NN6 0QH | Detached | £314,000 | |
| 18 Sep 1998 | 4 NN6 0QH | Detached | £115,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 129 m². Most common: House, detached (3); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (2); 1930-1949 (1); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (22% of about 1,390 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ecton. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 35.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, grade I
- ECTON HALL, grade II*
- ECTON HOUSE, grade II*
- SUMMERHOUSE APPROXIMATELY 250 METRES NORTH EAST OF ECTON HALL, grade II*
- THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II*
- 17, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 18-24, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 26, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 44, HIGH STREET, grade II
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES NORTH EAST OF NUMBER 63 (NOT INCLUDED), grade II
- BARN ATTACHED TO EAST OF LODGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- COACH HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES NORTH WEST OF ECTON HALL, grade II
- ECTON GRANGE, grade II
- ECTON LODGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- ECTON POST OFFICE AND COOPERATIVE SHOP STONE COTTAGE, grade II
- Ecton War Memorial Shrine, grade II
- LAUNDRY AND GAME LARDER APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH WEST OF ECTON HALL, grade II
- MAHOLA, grade II
- OUTBUILDING APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES NORTH WEST OF THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- PAIR OF HEADSTONES APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES NORTH OF NORTH AISLE OF CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, grade II
- PEAR TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- RECTORY FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN, grade II
- SOUTH LODGE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- STABLES APPROXIMATELY 65 METRES NORTH WEST OF ECTON HALL, grade II
- THE OLD BAKEHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD POST OFFICE, grade II
- THREE HORSESHOES PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- WALL AND GATEPIERS APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF ECTON HOUSE, grade II
- WALL AND GATEPIERS APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES SOUTH WEST OF ECTON HOUSE, grade II
- WALL AND GATEPIERS APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES SOUTH WEST OF ECTON HALL, grade II
And 5 more.
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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NN6 0QH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NN6 0QR | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| NN6 0QP | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| NN6 0QQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NN6 0QN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NN3 5EQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| NN3 5ER | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NN3 5LU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| NN6 0QW | not in 2 or 3 |
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 55 m and 100 m above sea level (88 m on average); the ground rises about 45 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NN3 5EQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN3 5ER | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN3 5LU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NN6 0QH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN6 0QN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN6 0QP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NN6 0QQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NN6 0QR | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NN6 0QW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Northampton 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Worlds End PH Ecton | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Terminus Brackmills | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 52.4 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brook Medical Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Tg's Dental Suite Earls Barton | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | St Edmund's Hospital | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Weston Favell Police Station | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Earls Barton, Earls Barton | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rectory Farm Pocket Park 13 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,380 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.6 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,000 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m (0.4 miles) east. 39 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Ecton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Church of St Mary Magdalene | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Ecton Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Romano-British settlement and pottery kilns W of Ecton North Lodge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Wilderness | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Holly Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Great Olden Spinney | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Blackthorn Spinney | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Sywell Bottom | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north |
| Combe Hill | Hill | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 29 |
15 of the street's 29 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecton Village Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rectory Farm Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Andrew's Ceva Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ecton Brook Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Blackthorn Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Worlds End NN6 0QQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (northamptonshire).
Road safety
10 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight, in which 6 people were seriously hurt. 50% happened in the dark, and 50% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 70 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 2025 07:52 | Serious | 1 person | A45, 70 mph | Wet road |
| 6 Feb 2025 07:19 | Slight | 2 people | A4500, 40 mph | Wet road |
| 27 Jan 2025 17:37 | Slight | 1 person | A4500, 60 mph | Dark, no street lights, wet road |
| 6 Jan 2025 06:30 | Slight | 1 person | A45, 70 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 31 Dec 2024 21:00 | Serious | 1 person | A4500, 40 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 24 Jun 2023 15:00 | Slight | 1 person | A4500, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 12 Feb 2023 18:00 | Slight | 1 person | A4500, 40 mph | Dark, street lights on |
| 30 Nov 2022 16:54 | Slight | 1 person | A45, 70 mph | Dark, no street lights |
| 18 Nov 2021 10:00 | Serious | 1 person | A45, 70 mph | Daylight |
| 31 Jul 2021 17:25 | Serious | 3 people | A4500, 40 mph | Wet road |
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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 43% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 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) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 7 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
- NN6 0QH: 7 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- NN6 0QR: 7 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- NN6 0QP: 5 addresses
- NN6 0QQ: 4 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- NN6 0QN: 2 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- NN3 5EQ: 1 address of 30 in the postcode
- NN3 5ER: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
- NN3 5LU: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
- NN6 0QW: 1 address
Nearby streets
All the streets in NN3, NN6 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; 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.