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The Drive, Northampton

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Drive, Northampton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/northampton-northamptonshire/the-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for NN1 4RY, NN1 4SW, NN1 4SP.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£268,563
23 sales
Price range
£120k – £850k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Jan 2021
NN1 4RY

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At a glance

House prices£269k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station31 min walkNorthampton station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold64% freeholdAcross 25 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

23 property sales on The Drive, Northampton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 28 Jan 2021. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £223,995. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 39% terraced, 30% flat, 26% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on The Drive range from £120,000 to £850,000. 64% of homes sold here were freehold and 36% leasehold.

House prices on The Drive compared

NN1 postcode area£224,360
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all NN1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £214,333 (6 sales)2016£214k2017: £319,333 (3 sales)2017£319k2018: £225,659 (6 sales)2018£226k2019: £278,400 (5 sales)2019£278k2020: £168,500 (2 sales)2020£169k2021: £850,000 (1 sales)2021£850k

Tenure: 64% freehold and 36% leasehold across 25 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced9£223,99526 Mar 2020
Flat7£151,35725 Sep 2020
Semi-detached6£468,66728 Jan 2021
Detached1£289,50021 Mar 2016

Sold prices on The Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, The Drive NN1 4RY 28 Jan 2021£850,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3B, The Drive NN1 4RY 25 Sep 2020£144,000 FlatLeasehold
99, The Drive NN1 4SW 26 Mar 2020£193,000 TerracedFreehold
25, The Drive NN1 4RY 29 Nov 2019£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, The Drive NN1 4SJ 4 Oct 2019£280,000 TerracedFreehold
78, The Drive NN1 4SP 15 Mar 2019£300,000 TerracedFreehold
151, The Drive NN1 4SW 11 Feb 2019£150,000 TerracedFreehold
61, The Drive NN1 4SH 8 Feb 2019£312,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
104, The Drive NN1 4SP 18 Jun 2018£250,000 TerracedFreehold
125, The Drive NN1 4SW 11 May 2018£345,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, The Drive NN1 4SJ 23 Mar 2018£253,953 TerracedFreehold
Flat 5, 4, The Drive NN1 4RY 15 Feb 2018£140,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 4, The Drive NN1 4RY 12 Feb 2018£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 17, The Drive NN1 4RY 12 Jan 2018£190,000 FlatLeasehold
110, The Drive NN1 4SP 21 Dec 2017£203,000 TerracedFreehold
7, The Drive NN1 4RY 21 Nov 2017£630,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 6, 4, The Drive NN1 4RY 26 May 2017£125,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 4, The Drive NN1 4RY 24 Apr 2017£147,000 FlatLeasehold
4, The Drive NN1 4RY 3 Feb 2017£100,000 OtherLeasehold
Flat 2, 4, The Drive NN1 4RY 16 Dec 2016£165,500 FlatLeasehold
165, The Drive NN1 4SW 24 Nov 2016£156,000 TerracedFreehold
103, The Drive NN1 4SW 28 Jun 2016£230,000 TerracedFreehold
32, The Drive NN1 4SH 21 Mar 2016£289,500 DetachedFreehold
3B, The Drive NN1 4RY 15 Mar 2016£120,000 FlatLeasehold
5, The Drive NN1 4RY 12 Feb 2016£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
5, The Drive £325,000 (Feb 2016) → £850,000 (Jan 2021) +162%
over 5 yrs
3B, The Drive £120,000 (Mar 2016) → £144,000 (Sep 2020) +20%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near The Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Cedar Road Primary School 383 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Wallace Road Nursery School 47 pupils Nursery 3–5 Good Report 0.4 mi
Kingsley Primary School 401 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Stimpson Avenue Academy 440 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Fairfields School 124 pupils Community special school 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Malcolm Arnold Academy 1,278 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Report 0.6 mi
Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School 401 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
The CE Academy 124 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 11–16 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Northampton station 1.5 mi · 31 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • White Elephant PH (NE-bound, Kettering Road) 1 min walk
  • White Elephant PH (SE-bound, Abington Grove) 2 min walk
  • Birchfield Road (opp, Abington Grove) 2 min walk
  • St Matthews Church (o/s, Kettering Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Crescent Medical Ctr.
    2 The Crescent, Northampton · 0.1 mi
  • County Surgery
    202-204 Abington Avenue, Northampton · 0.2 mi
  • Abington Medical Centre
    51A Beech Avenue, Northampton · 0.5 mi
  • Greenview Surgery
    129 Hazeldene Road, Northampton · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Kingsley Park Express · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Abington Ave Northampton BP · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Northampton Abington Esso Express · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Birchfield Road · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • West Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Allison's Chemist · 0.1 mi
  • Abington Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Moopen Dental Care · 0.2 mi
  • Colosseum Dental (chichele House) · 0.2 mi
  • Kingsley Road (dental Surgery) · 0.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned53.4%62.5%
Private rented39.7%20.3%
Social rented6.9%17.1%
Households655

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6471.9%64.1%
Aged 65+15.0%18.6%
Residents1,689

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks87%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks99%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks90%92%

Share of homes across West Northamptonshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around The Drive

Ethnic group

HereWest Northamptonshire
White82.3%85.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.4%5.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.2%4.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.6%2.9%
Other ethnic group1.5%1.1%

Religion

HereWest Northamptonshire
Christian45.7%49.5%
No religion36.8%38.2%
Not answered10.2%6.1%
Muslim5.2%3.5%
Buddhist1.1%0.4%
Hindu0.7%1.3%
Other religion0.3%0.6%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereWest Northamptonshire
Born in the UK72.5%81.2%
Born outside the UK27.5%18.8%

Highest qualification

HereWest Northamptonshire
Level 4 qualifications and above32.6%31.8%
No qualifications24.2%17.4%
Level 3 qualifications15%16.9%
Level 2 qualifications10.6%14.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%10.9%
Apprenticeship4.8%5.7%
Other qualifications3.6%3%

General health

HereWest Northamptonshire
Very good health45.7%49.2%
Good health31.6%35.1%
Fair health15.6%11.6%
Bad health4.7%3.3%
Very bad health2.4%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereWest Northamptonshire
1 car or van in household49.5%39%
No cars or vans in household24.8%15.9%
2 cars or vans in household19.9%32.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.8%12.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of West Northamptonshire.

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