New Homes in Wellingborough 

Live the life

Wellingborough is located in the Nene Valley in Northamptonshire, with great transport links to Northampton, Cambridge, Birmingham and London. If you’re looking to live in a well-connected town with plenty to see and do in the local area, a new home in Wellingborough could be the right choice for you.

Things to see and do

If you enjoy a little retail therapy, there’s a wide range of shops in Wellingborough, with high street stores at Swansgate Shopping Centre and out of town shopping at Nene Court. There’s also a regular market and a weekly bric-a-brac market, ideal if you enjoy buying from small, local sellers.

History buffs can find out more about the town in times gone by at Wellingborough Museum and Irchester Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, while other historic sights nearby include Abingdon Museum, Bromham Mill and Rockingham Castle.

For families moving to the area, there are lots of great attractions nearby including The Aquatic Playground, the town’s annual man-made ‘beach’ on the Market Square, and Bugtopia in Kettering. For a breath of fresh air with the kids, you can take a walk at Sywell Country Park or Irchester Country Park.

Wellingborough hosts a number of events throughout the year, including the annual Wellingborough Village Chilli Fiesta and Wellingborough Medieval Festival. Other attractions in or near to the town include The Castle Theatre, Sywell Aviation Museum in Northampton, Rockingham Forest, Wicksteed Park and Wellingborough Golf Club.

Education

If you’re moving to the area with school-age children, it’s good to know there are a number of ‘outstanding’ schools in the area as rated by Ofsted, including Redwell Primary School and Sir Christopher Hatton Academy. The University of Northampton is close by, convenient if you or your children are thinking about studying for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree.

Getting to Wellingborough

Wellingborough has excellent transport links by road and rail, with direct train services to London and beyond, and easy access to the M1 motorway. Travelling by car, the journey from Kettering to Wellingborough takes 15 minutes, while the journey from Northampton takes around 25 minutes. Cambridge can be reached in one hour from Wellingborough, while Birmingham is one hour 10 minutes away by car.

If you’re travelling to the capital, London St Pancras can be reached in just 55 minutes by train, or one hour 45 minutes by car depending on traffic. When it’s time to go on holiday, Birmingham Airport, East Midlands Airport and London Luton Airport are under one hour’s drive away.