Wellingborough
| Station Name | Wellingborough |
| Station Code | WEL |
| Station Owner | East Midlands Railway |
| Developable Area | 8.32ha |
| Development Capacity | 416 homes (at 50dph) |
| Local Planning Authority | North Northamptonshire |
| 2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score | 0% |
| Network Rail Region | East Midlands |
| Network Rail Sub-Region | Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| Passengers, 2020 - 2021 | 185,654 |
| Passengers, 2019 - 2020 | 917,400 |
| UK Station Passenger Rank (Use) | 673 |
Development Potential
England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Wellingborough station had 917,400 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 2,520 people per day.
For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 50 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.
Wellingborough is located within the East Midlands railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 8.32ha.
Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 50 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 416 homes.
The station sits within North Northamptonshire planning authority.
