Buying a home in NN8, Wellingborough. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£244kmost £202k–£279k
Houses per m²£3,011flats £2,533
Sold last year3462,410 in five years
Prices in North Northamptonshire+3.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in NN8 sold for £243,720 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £202,175 and £279,387, for about 86 m² of space. That is 5% less than the same home across Wellingborough (£256,000).

346 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £104k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in NN8 4 (£2,834) and the most in NN8 5 (£3,359).

Across North Northamptonshire, prices are up 3% on a year ago and up 15.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,067 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,111 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £49,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.

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House prices in NN8 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£146,250£135k–£180k43 m²20
2£214,076£188k–£247k68 m²661
3£243,720£202k–£279k86 m²1,151
4£331,046£284k–£371k108 m²241
5+£389,989£351k–£441k136 m²175

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£146k£214k£244k£331k£390k
Detached—£267k£305k£355k£402k
Semi-detached£139k£231k£256k£308k£352k
Terraced£146k£192k£199k£233k£313k
Flats£104k£143k£163k£175k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across NN8

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
NN8 1£3,078£2,566
NN8 2£2,999£2,262
NN8 3£2,942£2,720
NN8 4£2,834£2,311
NN8 5£3,359£2,510
NN8 6£3,116£2,847

Schools near NN8

Best state primary within 2 kmOlympic Primary85% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%16 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmSir Christopher Hatton Academy49% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about NN8

Is NN8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 5% less than across Wellingborough; prices in North Northamptonshire are up 3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (85% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (49% against 43.8%); 346 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in NN8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in NN8 sold for £243,720 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £202,175 and £279,387.

Is NN8 expensive for Wellingborough?

A 3-bedroom house in NN8 costs 5% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Wellingborough (£256,000).

How many homes sell in NN8 each year?

346 homes sold in the last year and 2,410 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near NN8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Olympic Primary, where 85% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.