Neighbourhood · West Northamptonshire
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion neighbourhood of West Northamptonshire, England (ONS area West Northamptonshire 046). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NN12, NN4, NN7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NN7 2PF.
A middle-income neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against West Northamptonshire (3 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £337,000 and flats for £170,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across West Northamptonshire (0.4 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Northampton, is 8.5 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
£337,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£170,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +3% 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
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.07; 3 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 6 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 8 small areas range from decile 6 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£64,200
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.4 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
Where Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion sits in West Northamptonshire
- Typical house price: 15th highest of 53 neighbourhoods in West Northamptonshire
- Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 20 neighbourhoods in West Northamptonshire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 12th highest of 53 neighbourhoods in West 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 Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion
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
3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against West Northamptonshire, 1 the other way and 15 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
- Recorded crime
- Air quality
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Borough against the region
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Northampton Railway station, 8.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (50 to 60 min) and Birmingham New Street (about 65 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 Roade Primary School 510 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Roade Village Academy 920 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No Ofsted inspection record yet.
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 Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion
What is the typical house price in Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion?
£337,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.
How does Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion compare with the rest of West Northamptonshire?
Typical house price: 15th highest of 53 neighbourhoods in West Northamptonshire. Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 20 neighbourhoods in West Northamptonshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 12th highest of 53 neighbourhoods in West Northamptonshire.
Is Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.07; 3 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion?
Northampton. Railway station, 8.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (50 to 60 min) and Birmingham New Street (about 65 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Blisworth, Roade & Yardley Gobion?
Nearest state primary school. Roade Primary School. 510 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Roade Village Academy. 920 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No Ofsted inspection record yet.
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.