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West Northamptonshire
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any NN, MK, OX, CV and LE postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across West Northamptonshire
- 1planning applications this week
- 168.7pcheapest unleaded, most around 176.9p
- 0hygiene scores this month
- 11,900local businesses listed
- 270food places waiting for a first inspection
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
Approved: Outline plans at The Counties Crematorium Towcester Road Northampton
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use of land to provide a continuation of the established Gardens of Rest
The Counties Crematorium Towcester Road Northampton NN4 9RN -
Approved: Loft conversion at 7 Chestnut Avenue Northampton
Loft conversion over the existing Garage to facilitate bedrooms above, re-location of entrance door to dwelling with a new porch area created. Dormers (that match existing) to front elevation and flat roofed dormer to rear with Juliet balconies
7 Chestnut Avenue Northampton NN4 6LA
West Northamptonshire in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
11,579crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£296kmiddle price, 1,334 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
37applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
0hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
5roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
168.7pcheapest unleadedat Dilsha LTD · most around 176.9p · dearest 195.9p · 44 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
70events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
1street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
191schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
445GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
1,276charities based in West NorthamptonshireEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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Questions people ask
What is MeBabber?
A free site that shows what’s changing near any NN, MK, OX, CV and LE postcode in West Northamptonshire, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
Does it cost anything?
No. MeBabber is free, needs no account, and the Sunday email is free too, with a one-tap way to stop it.
Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers West Northamptonshire too.