School Catchments and House Prices in Daventry
In the Daventry area, 4 schools were graded Good at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024), and none Outstanding.
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In the Daventry area, 4 schools were graded Good at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024), and none Outstanding.
How the Daventry school map prices each street
Concentrated demand is what a price premium actually is.
The local benchmark is £285,000 and a detached home averages £290,000.
Ofsted ratings across the Daventry area
The commercial page for this town sets out the introduction itself: Mortgage advice in Daventry.
What the admissions data actually guarantees
A house advertised as in catchment may not be next year. The local council publishes last year's furthest distance offered for each school. Ask for that figure in writing before you offer.
Ratings age too. An Outstanding judgement can be several years old, and inspections since September 2024 report differently. Read the current report rather than the agent's summary of it.
The detail behind the Daventry numbers
The schools families ask about here are Abbey CofE Academy, Monksmoor Park CofE Primary School, Falconer's Hill Academy, DSLV E-ACT Academy and Ashby Fields Primary School. 4 local schools were graded Good or Outstanding at their last graded Ofsted inspection (before September 2024). Ratings age between inspections, so read the latest report before you rely on one.
On getting about: Daventry to Long Buckby station takes about 15 min by car.
By price, Daventry ranks 7 of the 15 Northamptonshire locations we cover, at £285,000 against a county average of £300,000. Band D council tax here is £2,558, against an average of £2,487 across the county locations we cover.
How Daventry scores for different buyers
Daventry is a growing, affordable market and logistics town.
The full local guide covers schools, transport and the market in detail: Daventry property and area guide.
No school in the immediate area currently holds an Outstanding rating. That removes the sharpest premium and widens your search across Northamptonshire.
| Who it suits | Out of five | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Families | ★★★★☆ | Affordable family space, extensive new-build estates (Monksmoor, Middlemore, Micklewell Park), Daventry Country Park and several Good primaries, though the flagship secondary picture is mixed, so check catchment carefully. |
| First-time buyers | ★★★★★ | One of the more affordable towns in West Northamptonshire, with terraced and ex-local-authority homes and shared-ownership new-builds giving genuine ways onto the ladder, a strong first-buyer town. |
| Local employers & logistics workers | ★★★★★ | A major distribution, logistics and warehousing economy, the DIRFT rail-freight terminal and the M1 corridor parks are big employers, makes Daventry a very practical place to live near work. |
| Commuters (by car) | ★★★★☆ | Fast M1 (junctions 16 and 18), A45, A5 and A361 links suit drivers commuting to Northampton, Rugby, Coventry, Milton Keynes and beyond, but there is no railway station in the town. |
| Rail commuters | ★★☆☆☆ | No station in Daventry itself, the nearest is Long Buckby (~4 miles) for the Northampton loop, or Rugby for the fast West Coast Main Line, so rail commuters must drive to the train first. |
First-time buyers
People wanting an affordable way onto the ladder, terraced and ex-local-authority houses, shared-ownership and new-build homes at Monksmoor and the estates, in one of West Northamptonshire's more affordable towns.
Families
People wanting affordable space and new-build choice, family houses, several Good primaries, Daventry Country Park and Borough Hill, though the secondary picture is worth checking, and the roads matter more than the rail.
Logistics & local workers
People working in the town's large distribution, logistics and warehousing sector, at DIRFT or along the M1 corridor, a very practical place to live near work.
Daventry is known locally for Borough Hill, and Daventry Country Park & Reservoir. One of the largest Iron Age hillforts in the country, with Roman remains and the site of the famous twentieth-century BBC Daventry radio transmitting station, a defining landmark above the town.
Practical detail for Daventry: the NN11 postcode district, no station in the town, nearest Long Buckby (~4mi; London Northwestern to Northampton, Birmingham & Euston); Rugby (~9mi) for Avanti West Coast and nearest A and E is Northampton General Hospital (~14mi), Danetre Hospital in Daventry is a community hospital (no A&E); verify with NHS.
Daventry at a glance
| School | What to check before you offer |
|---|---|
| Abbey CofE Academy | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Monksmoor Park CofE Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Falconer's Hill Academy | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| DSLV E-ACT Academy | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
| Ashby Fields Primary School | Confirm last year's furthest offer distance, then read the current report. |
Figures are local averages used for illustration. Confirm your own numbers before acting on them.
Ask about Daventry
Three details is all we need. You are told before anything is passed to a partner firm.
Your checklist
- Last year's furthest offer distance, in writing from Northamptonshire
- The current Ofsted report, not a remembered rating
- Whether a sibling policy is applied before distance
- £28,500 of deposit at 10% on the local average, before fees
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