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Wellingborough

Wellingborough is a town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of around 56,564. It has around 1 school, 2 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, 1 park and green, and around 14 restaurants and cafés, with 67 bus stops and Wellingborough railway station 1.9 km away. The average sold house price is around £273,377, and there were around 433 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wellingborough area — all from official UK open data.

The wider council area has around 359,523 residents at roughly 364 people per km².

Council
North Northamptonshire
County
Northamptonshire
Constituency
Wellingborough
Police force
Northamptonshire
51/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 141st of 294 English council areas — better than 52% of them.

Home affordability64
Affordable rents59
Good schools57
Life expectancy33
Employment48
Low council tax54

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 70% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

12°CClear

  • Today: 22° / 12° · 63% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:27

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom

Crime

482 reported · July 2026 9% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences158
  • Anti-social behaviour130
  • Drugs28
  • Public order27

46 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Wellingborough - South · Northamptonshire

Local policing priorities

  • The new priorities for this period (April 2026 to September 2026) are: • Drug dealing and misuse • Road safety and road traffic offences…
  • Previous priorities for October 2025 to March 2026: • Burglary • Drug dealing and drug misuse • Vehicle crime

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

Road safety

489 reported road collisions (2024)

109 killed or seriously injured · 642 casualties · 13.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

422 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 334 rated 4–5 ★ (264 top)
  • 18 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Wellingborough (1.2 km)
  • 55 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Wellingborough (1.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£256,610 average 3.4% YoY

Across North Northamptonshire · to 2026-06

Detached£409,963
Semi-detached£252,781
Terraced£203,525
Flat£118,316

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£988 average monthly rent 5.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £681
  • 2 bed £878
  • 3 bed £1,063

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (2.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 181.9p · Morrisons (10.8 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

24 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Broad Green (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres9
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches21
  • Playgrounds17

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)

Council tax

£2,424 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (30% of 161,180)

A £1,616
B £1,885
C £2,155
D £2,424
E £2,963
F £3,501
G £4,040
H £4,848

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%)

144inspected 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

395 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes113
  • GP practices37
  • Dentists62
  • Homecare agencies145
  • Hospitals & hospices7

CQC ratings: 81% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 8 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · North Northamptonshire

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Wellingborough)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 102 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

258 applications decided

89.9% granted · 232 granted, 26 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Gen Kitchen

Labour

Wellingborough and Rushden

Recent votes:

  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

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

  • Schools23
  • GPs & clinics9
  • Pharmacies10
  • Supermarkets11
  • Parks & greens25
  • Restaurants & cafés91

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

17,020 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

761 jobs advertised · £37,813 avg

e.g. Mobile Mechanic, Delivery Technician, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£750 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% 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

67% low-carbon electricity

Biomass 35% · Gas 31% · Wind 25% · Nuclear 6%

163 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wellingborough and Rushden:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Wellingborough · 0.0 km

    Wellingborough is a market town in the North Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England, 65 miles (105 km) from London and 10 miles (16 km) from Northampton, north of the River Nene.

  • All Hallows Church, Wellingborough · 0.1 km

    The All Hallows Church is a Church of England parish church in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. The church is a Grade I listed building.

  • Borough of Wellingborough · 0.1 km

    The Borough of Wellingborough was a non-metropolitan district and borough in Northamptonshire, England, from 1974 to 2021. It was named after Wellingborough, its main town, but also included surrounding rural areas.

  • Croyland Abbey, Wellingborough · 0.3 km

    Croyland Abbey is a Grade II-listed manor house, in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.

  • Swansgate Shopping Centre · 0.3 km

    The Swansgate Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the town centre of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England. It is the second largest shopping centre in Northamptonshire after the Grosvenor Centre in Northampto…

  • Wellingborough and Rushden · 0.5 km

    Wellingborough and Rushden is a constituency in Northamptonshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The seat is currently held by Labour MP Gen Kitchen, after the recall of MP Peter Bone in Dece…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Wellingborough?
Wellingborough is a town in Northamptonshire, England, in the North Northamptonshire local authority.
What is the population of Wellingborough?
Wellingborough has an approximate settlement population of 56,564.