A guide to living in Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire is a county in the East Midlands of England and is home to some attractive areas including Wellingborough with its lovely old buildings, Rushden with its many parks and lakes or Corby with its fantastic new-builds with modern amenities. The University of Northampton has an excellent reputation for teaching while there are top schools available all over Northamptonshire providing high-quality education for children aged 3–18 years old.

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Best places to live in Northamptonshire

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Heartlands at Priors Hall Park, NN17

By Jelson Homes

4.23

(15 reviews)

Heartlands is a development by Jelson Homes situated in the Priors Hall Park development in Corby, with proximity to the A43 and A47, and within reach of Kettering and Northampton.

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Ranked 1st out of 14 in Northamptonshire

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Woodland Valley, NN14

By Persimmon Homes

4.15

(10 reviews)

Woodland Valley is a collection of two, three and four-bedroom homes located on the outskirts of Rothwell. Situated in a highly sought-after location. The market town of Rothwell is in a good location for Kettering, Market Harborough, and Corby, and the A14 is very close to Woodland Valley, creating a convenient link with both the M1 and the A1.

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Ranked 2nd out of 14 in Northamptonshire

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Mountcroft, NN6

By Jelson Homes

4.1

4.10

(9 reviews)

Mountcroft is a new development from Jelson located in Long Buckby between Rugby and Northampton, with a train journey to London in an hour and ten minutes.

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Ranked 3rd out of 14 in Northamptonshire

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Wendelburie Rise, NN8

By Bovis Homes

4.09

(17 reviews)

Wendelburie Rise by Bovis Homes sits in Stanton Cross. The development sits on the eastern edge of the historic town of Wellingborough. Residents benefit a range of 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 bed homes on offer. In addition, there is leisure, retail and office space being constructed. New public parks and schools are being built for the wider Stanton Cross development. Stanton Cross residential areas are divided into 5 phases, each with their own unique character, set within the first phase, is Wendelburie Rise.

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Ranked 4th out of 14 in Northamptonshire

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River View, Barton Seagrave, NN15

By Redrow

4.09

(15 reviews)

River View is the second phase of Redrow's development at Barton Seagrave. River View has a selection of 3, 4 and 5 bedroom homes. Residents have a range of amenities nearby, from dining to leisure. For example, nearby Kettering has a variety of restaurants, Kettering Golf Club is located on the Headlands and the Odeon Cinema can be found on Pegasus Court. Additionally, the historic houses and estates Broughton House, Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens and Kirby Hall are all close by.

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Ranked 5th out of 14 in Northamptonshire

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Gena (Tenant)

Wendelburie Rise, NN8

Jan 2025

This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.

Jenna was the best honest and informative

Gena (Tenant)

Wendelburie Rise, NN8

Jan 2025

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Shops are too far from the development of you don’t drive approx 49 mins walk , great going but all uphill back , you would need to be very fit to do that trip , bus goes from Stanton cross school so. It that bad

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I have non to share just keep an open mind houses are lovely

What is the best feature of your home:

Move right in everything you need is there just bring your furniture and your home

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Mary (Owner)

Verified Resident

Heartlands at Priors Hall Park, NN17

Nov 2023

This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.

Priors Hall Neighbourhood

Mary (Owner)

Verified Resident

Heartlands at Priors Hall Park, NN17

Nov 2023

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Great quiet place, not much traffic. A lot of parks for kids. Good shops around and great facilities as pharmacy, supermarket and even a spa salon.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

That is so windy in this area? but otherwise nice place to live and rise children.

What is the best feature of your home:

The private driveway, good size garden and great position.

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Oliver H (Shared Owner)

Redwing Square, NN17

Oct 2023

This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.

The design of the property is really nice and modern

Oliver H (Shared Owner)

Redwing Square, NN17

Oct 2023

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Only complaint would be the proximity to the school. Shops and restaurants are on a really good location near by

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How much light the school gives off in the night and also the amount of noise.produced during the day

What is the best feature of your home:

The value and design are what I am most.happy with along with the local community

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Marybeth (Owner)

Verified Resident

Redwing Square, NN17

Oct 2023

Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating

This is rated 3.00 out of 5.00.

Customer Care Fantastic - Poor quality build

Marybeth (Owner)

Verified Resident

Redwing Square, NN17

Oct 2023

Lovell’s customer service is second to none and the site manger and customer service team are willing to help where they can. However, the quality of the building at our development let it down massively. There was several minor design flaws that really impact the overall feel of the home for example cheap vents on windows, poor masking that doesn’t look tidy, poor sound proofing for plumbing etc you can hear everything when running hot water or flushing the toilet .I was always so excited for the first reveal when moving into my first home but I came into saw dust still being visible in the corner of rooms. Paint marks on the floor, cleaning product being left on the cupboards, plastic wrap that wasn’t fully removed and in my ensuite just a square that wasn’t painted on the wall and light fittings with very visible chips in the plastic . Our cloakroom bathroom is built to constantly hit into our kitchen door so we have to paint over it all the time . On the drawings it looked like we had a kitchen diner but in reality it’s a really tight squeeze to fit a dining table nicely as the toilet takes up too much room. Outdoors our gate doors are darker than our fences which makes it feel cheap, we also have drains on our front walkway and the paving that was placed is two tone as apparently it was a bad batch. Overall in this regard I feel like Lovell went cheap with the quality of contractors etc. I’ve seen the shared ownership homes nearby that Lovell built so I know they have it in them to build something of quality but just disappointed that we haven’t experienced this.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

We are close to all local shops and have a Sainsbury's, barbers, hair salon, pets groomers, pharmacy, mini Spa and a takeaway and restaurant aswell as a coffee shop. We currently have a primary, secondary and nursery school with more to be built in phase 2 and a hope of a GPs Surgery. It’s a fantastic location in that regard with Asda , boots, Superdrug and the range only five mins drive away. My street is on a fairly busy road but not had any real problems.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

If something doesn’t look right when you first see it get it resolved as soon as possible. Also do your research on who they hire to build your home before hand if they aren’t fantastic contractors don’t do it. I watched someone compact our lawn when it had to be done a second time using a plank.

What is the best feature of your home:

Hive system came as standard and double oven. The kitchen options were good.

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Charlotte (Owner)

Verified Resident

Redwing Square, NN17

Oct 2023

Reviewer was offered an incentive for an honest review, regardless of rating

This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.

Good choice

Charlotte (Owner)

Verified Resident

Redwing Square, NN17

Oct 2023

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Perfect location - 7 mins to a train station, supermarkets are closer. The area itself has a local Sainsburys, plenty takeaways deliver, schools etc. The Priors Hall management regularly host free events.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

New house movement causes cracks on the walls. Check the garden isn't on a slope.

What is the best feature of your home:

The custom features I could have. Eg, Internet port, dimmer switches, flooring, sockets...

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