The Downs, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

The Downs is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. The Downs is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

The Downs is located in the Rixon ward of the Wellingborough district in Northamptonshire.
Coordinates 52.321296, -0.706735
Grid Ref SP882700
Suburb Glenvale Park
Constituency Wellingborough
Postcodes NN9 5YP

House Prices

The average house price in The Downs is 100% higher than the rest of Wellingborough. The last sale we have on record is 5 The Downs, that sold for £501,000. The average house price in Wellingborough is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Downs

Date No. Type Price
11/11/2022 5 Detached £501,000
01/03/2021 2 Detached £320,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in The Downs, Northamptonshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northamptonshire Police in The Downs during May 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes The Downs and compared that to the average for the Rixon ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Downs, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Rixon ward

Social economic statistics for The Downs

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean The Downs is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Downs is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around The Downs experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Downs are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Downs involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Downs are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in The Downs are in the top 20% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of The Downs, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Downs are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Downs

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of The Downs.

Unemployment in The Downs

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0% of The Downs residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Downs

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Downs. The proportion of retirees on The Downs is 15.22% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.82% of The Downs residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Downs

The proportion of home owners on The Downs is 31.18% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.82% of properties in The Downs are private rented and 0% are social rented.
93.18% of residents of The Downs own their home

Country of Birth of The Downs residents

The proportion if The Downs residents born in the UK is 5.91% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.44% of The Downs residents were born outside the UK.
88.56% of The Downs residents were born in the UK

The Downs Summary

With house prices in The Downs more than the average for Northamptonshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. The Downs has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Downs maybe difficult.

The Downs has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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