Neighbourhood · North Northamptonshire
Rushden West & North: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Rushden West & North neighbourhood of North Northamptonshire, England (ONS area North Northamptonshire 034). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NN10. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NN10 6UT.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against North Northamptonshire
Rushden West & North is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against North Northamptonshire (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 21 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £255,000 and flats for £150,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across North Northamptonshire (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Wellingborough, is 5.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£255,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£150,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance -0.06; 2 of 21 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 9 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 2 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£50,300
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.2 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Rushden West & North sits in North Northamptonshire
- Typical house price: joint 18th lowest of 40 neighbourhoods in North Northamptonshire
- Typical flat price: joint 2nd highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in North Northamptonshire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 19th lowest of 40 neighbourhoods in North Northamptonshire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Rushden West & North
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North Northamptonshire, 2 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Income deprivation ranking
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Wellingborough Railway station, 5.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (44 to 55 min) and Corby (about 17 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Alfred Lord Tennyson School 640 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Oct 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Rushden Academy 320 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Rushden West & North
What is the typical house price in Rushden West & North?
£255,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.
How does Rushden West & North compare with the rest of North Northamptonshire?
Typical house price: joint 18th lowest of 40 neighbourhoods in North Northamptonshire. Typical flat price: joint 2nd highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in North Northamptonshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 19th lowest of 40 neighbourhoods in North Northamptonshire.
Is Rushden West & North an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Rushden West & North gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.06; 2 of 21 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Rushden West & North?
Wellingborough. Railway station, 5.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (44 to 55 min) and Corby (about 17 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Rushden West & North?
Nearest state primary school. Alfred Lord Tennyson School. 640 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Rushden Academy. 320 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2022).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.