Nassington
Nassington is a village in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of around 827. There is around 1 restaurant or café, 3 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Yarwell Junction (NVR), 1.8 km away. In June 2026, there were around 3 recorded street crimes, most commonly Vehicle crime. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Nassington area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Northamptonshire area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 359,523 residents at roughly 364 people per km².
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby
- Police force
- Northamptonshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 147th of 294 English council areas — better than 50% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 7° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:26
9h 23m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
2 reported · August 2026▼ 33% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Oundle · Northamptonshire
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social motorcycle nuisance
- Drug dealing and drug misuse
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
557 reported road collisions (2025)
161 killed or seriously injured · 705 casualties · 15.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
24 food businesses within 2 miles
- 20 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Yarwell Junction (NVR) (1.8 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stamford (11.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£252,884 average▲ 0.1% YoY
Across North Northamptonshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£992 average monthly rent▲ 5.2% YoY
- 1 bed £683
- 2 bed £882
- 3 bed £1,067
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
7.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.3 times median annual pay (7.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
4,989 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · BP (3.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (3.6 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: MFG Shell-Wittering (5.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
359,523 residents in North Northamptonshire · 364/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK18,012
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK14,560
- Net moves+3,452
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 160 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,424 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (30% of 161,180)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
154 schools · 58,508 pupils
111 primary · 20 secondary · 23 other
Ofsted: 61 of 68 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)
144 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Brooke Weston AcademyGood
- Corby Business AcademyGood
- Kettering Science AcademyGood
- Prince William SchoolGood
- Rushden AcademyGood
- Sir Christopher Hatton AcademyGood
- Southfield School for GirlsGood
- The Ferrers SchoolGood
- Wollaston SchoolGood
- Lodge Park AcademyRequires improvement
- Manor SchoolInadequate
- Montsaye AcademyInadequate
- Bishop Stopford School
- Corby Technical School
- Huxlow Academy
- Kingswood Secondary Academy
- The Latimer Arts College
- Weavers Academy
- Weldon Village Academy
- Wrenn School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Northamptonshire
Care & health services
393 CQC-registered services
- Care homes111
- GP practices37
- Dentists62
- Homecare agencies145
- Hospitals & hospices7
CQC ratings: 79% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · North Northamptonshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Nassington)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 35 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
324 applications decided
88.9% granted · 288 granted, 36 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Lee Barron
Labour
Corby and East Northamptonshire
Recent votes:
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 4
- Con 11
- LD 1
- Grn 8
- Ref 39
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
17,005 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£750 median full-time weekly pay
3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,357 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
65% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 49,917 certificates
10.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
53% low-carbon electricity
Gas 45% · Biomass 25% · Wind 24% · Imports 3%
205 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 79 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 58.3 women · 58.7 men
74% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in PE8
- Wittering Medical Centre
- Wansford
- Oundle
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Corby and East Northamptonshire:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND268 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth245 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 198 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills186 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK172 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Nassington · 0.4 kmNassington is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. The village is on the River Nene and the border with Cambridgeshire, around 8 miles (13 km) west of Peterborough. At the 2021 census, the po…
- Nassington railway station · 0.6 km
Nassington railway station is a former railway station in Nassington, Northamptonshire. It was owned by the London and North Western Railway but from 1883 to 1916 was also served by trains of the Great Northern Railwa…
Yarwell · 1.4 kmYarwell is a village on the River Nene in the extreme east of the English county of Northamptonshire near the border with Cambridgeshire. Yarwell is one mile north of Nassington, 7+1⁄2 miles (12.1 km) west of Peterbor…
Yarwell Junction railway station · 1.8 kmYarwell Junction is the current western terminus of the Nene Valley Railway. It opened at Easter 2007.
Elton railway station · 2.0 kmElton railway station is a former railway station in Elton, Cambridgeshire on former Northampton and Peterborough Railway which connected Peterborough with Northampton via Wellingborough.
- Sibson, Cambridgeshire · 2.3 km
Sibson is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. Sibson lies approximately 6 miles (10 km) west of Peterborough city centre. Sibson is in the civil parish of Sibson-cum-Stibbington. Sibson is situated within Huntingdon…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Nassington?
- Nassington is a town in Northamptonshire, England, in the North Northamptonshire local authority.
- What is the population of Nassington?
- Nassington has an approximate settlement population of 827.
- How deprived is Nassington?
- The North Northamptonshire local authority, which includes Nassington, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.