Rushden

7°CSunny

• Today: 11° / 6° · 23% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:31

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

50US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom

• 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

263 reported · August 2026▼ 5% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour90
• Violence & sexual offences76
• Shoplifting23
• Other theft17

2 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Rushden · Northamptonshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

293 reported road collisions (2025)

69 killed or seriously injured · 383 casualties · 15.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

260 food businesses within 2 miles

• 215 rated 4–5 ★ (190 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Wellingborough (5.3 km)
• 47 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£330,462 average▲ 1.1% YoY

Across Bedford · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,173 average monthly rent▲ 3% YoY

• 1 bed £800
• 2 bed £1,029
• 3 bed £1,260

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

9.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.1 times median annual pay (9.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,128 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (4.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (4.9 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

26 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 43 kW
• Nearest: Midland Road (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms4
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

185,227 residents in Bedford · 389/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,498
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,187
• Net moves+311

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 141 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,472 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 80,810)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

84 schools · 35,150 pupils

53 primary · 12 secondary · 19 other

Ofsted: 35 of 38 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

74 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bedford

269 CQC-registered services

• Care homes73
• GP practices34
• Dentists50
• Homecare agencies81
• Hospitals & hospices8

CQC ratings: 82% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Bedford

• Not in the Green Belt
• 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

321 applications decided

79.4% granted · 255 granted, 66 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Gen Kitchen

Labour

Wellingborough and Rushden

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority · directly-elected mayor

• Lab 12
• Con 14
• LD 13
• Grn 4
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens7
• Restaurants & cafés55

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

193 jobs advertised · £36,084 avg

e.g. Gas Engineer, Plant Maintenance Technician, Service Engineer / Maintenance Engineer

Source: Adzuna

£780 median full-time weekly pay

4.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,626 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

54% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 90,060 certificates

9.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 43% · Wind 33% · Biomass 20% · Imports 2%

192 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.4 yrs women · 80.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 62.7 women · 62.5 men

73% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

6 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in NN10

• Harborough Field Surgery
• Rushden Medical Centre
• Parklands Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wellingborough and Rushden:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND241 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth214 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Fund £20,000 a year (term time) wage for Teaching Assistants177 local signatures · 39,730 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills147 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK132 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Rushden · 0.2 km

  Rushden is a town and civil parish in the North Northamptonshire district, in the county of Northamptonshire, England, around 18 miles (29 km) east of Northampton. The parish is on the border with Bedfordshire, 12 mil…

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  Rushden Hall · 0.3 km

  Rushden Hall is a historic Grade II* listed country house located in the town of Rushden in Northamptonshire which was built for the Pemberton family in the 14th century.

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  Council Buildings, Rushden · 0.4 km

  The Council Buildings are based in Newton Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England. The structure, which was the headquarters of Rushden Urban District Council, is a locally listed building.

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  Rushden railway station · 0.6 km

  Rushden railway station is a railway station that once served the town of Rushden in Northamptonshire, England. It is now a heritage station at the end of a short running line.

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  Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway · 0.7 km

  The Rushden, Higham and Wellingborough Railway is a branch line heritage railway operated by the Rushden Historical Transport Society in the town of Rushden in the county of Northamptonshire, England.

• Rushden Academy · 1.0 km

  Rushden Academy is an Academy school in Rushden, Northamptonshire, which was founded in 1977. The school was formerly the Chichele College for Girls until 1991 when it was amalgamated to become The Rushden School, reb…

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