105

Free national fault line

Free, 24/7

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Your DNO

serves Northamptonshire

9+

towns covered

incl. Northampton, Kettering, Corby

£95 to £390

Ofgem compensation

for a long unplanned cut

Live outage map for Northamptonshire

The map shows incidents reported by users in real time, centred on Northamptonshire. Zoom in on your street to check whether a cut is your home only or a wider network fault — when neighbours are also dark, it is a National Grid Electricity Distribution job.

Rolling Nene valley farmland, with the Northamptonshire Heights chalk escarpment on the western border. Convective summer storms hit Northampton and Wellingborough; freezing fog on the M1 corridor brings localised overhead-line icing.

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Reports across Northamptonshire

Logged by residents of the county in the last 24 hours.

No resident has logged a cut in Northamptonshire in the last 24 hours. Our feed only knows what people tell it, so an unreported fault is still possible. For the confirmed picture, check the National Grid Electricity Distribution power cut map with your postcode, then add your report so your neighbours can see it.

Report a power cut in Northamptonshire

Seeing a cut the map hasn't caught yet? Add it in seconds. Your report is anonymous and appears on the live map above so neighbours in Northamptonshire know what's going on.

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Power cuts by town in Northamptonshire

Pick your town for local outage reports, the live map and your network operator's fault line.

Brackley Corby Daventry Desborough Kettering Northampton Rushden Towcester Wellingborough

Your village is not on the list? Northamptonshire has far more settlements than we hold pages for, and they all sit on the same National Grid Electricity Distribution network: the number to call is the same 105, and the live map above covers the whole county — zoom in on your postcode. For a street-level answer on a hamlet, enter your full postcode in the National Grid Electricity Distribution power cut map.

Why the power goes out in Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire sits at the boundary of NGED's East and West Midlands licences, covering Northampton, the Corby-Kettering steel-towns and the Daventry logistics belt. Rolling Nene valley farmland, with the Northamptonshire Heights chalk escarpment on the western border.

Weather and terrain. Convective summer storms hit Northampton and Wellingborough; freezing fog on the M1 corridor brings localised overhead-line icing.

How the network is run. NGED's depots at Northampton and Kettering cover the county. The Daventry distribution-park belt has unusually heavy industrial feeders.

A local quirk worth knowing. Corby's former steelworks site sits on a private heritage substation network that connects to the public grid via three separate intake points — a fault on any one is invisible to retail customers.

Northamptonshire is served by National Grid Electricity Distribution. All network faults — whoever supplies your electricity (Octopus, British Gas, EDF, OVO, E.ON Next…) — are reported on 105. Your supplier handles the bill but cannot dispatch an engineer. For the operator's own confirmed fault data and an estimated restoration time, use the National Grid Electricity Distribution power cut map. Postcode search over the Midlands, the South West and South Wales, with live restoration updates and a report form.

What to do when the power goes out at home in Northamptonshire

1

Check whether neighbours are affected

Look at the street lights and the houses opposite. If they're on, your fault is inside your home — check the consumer unit. If they're out too, it is a National Grid Electricity Distribution network fault: call 105.

2

Dial 105 or 0800 6783 105

Have your full postcode ready. Ask the operator for an estimated time of restoration (ETR) and a fault reference number — both make any later compensation claim faster.

3

Unplug sensitive electronics

Unplug TVs, routers, computers and consoles to protect them from a surge when supply returns. Leave one light switched on so you'll know visually when the power is back.

4

Log start and end times

Under Ofgem's Guaranteed Standards, a fault affecting fewer than 5,000 properties entitles a household to £95 once the supply has been off for more than 12 hours (24 hours for a larger fault), then £45 for each further 12 hours, capped at £390. Storms use a separate scale: £85 plus £45 every 6 hours, capped at £2,165. Keep a written log with photos — National Grid Electricity Distribution normally pays automatically.

The Selectra expert answers your questions on power cuts in Northamptonshire

Always to your Distribution Network Operator, not your supplier. In Northamptonshire that is National Grid Electricity Distribution. Dial 105 (Free national fault line) — free, 24/7 — or call National Grid Electricity Distribution directly on 0800 6783 105.

Convective summer storms hit Northampton and Wellingborough; freezing fog on the M1 corridor brings localised overhead-line icing. NGED's depots at Northampton and Kettering cover the county. The Daventry distribution-park belt has unusually heavy industrial feeders.

There is no county-wide average worth quoting: a fault on an urban underground cable is often back within an hour or two, while an overhead line down in open country after a storm can take most of a day. The number that matters is the estimated time of restoration (ETR) National Grid Electricity Distribution publishes for your specific fault — ask for it when you call 105, or read it off the National Grid Electricity Distribution power cut map after entering your postcode. Planned cuts are announced in advance and normally run 2 to 8 hours.

Yes, under Ofgem's Guaranteed Standards of Performance. Where the fault affected fewer than 5,000 properties — most street-level cuts in Northamptonshire — a domestic customer gets £95 once the supply has been off for more than 12 hours, then £45 for each further 12 hours, capped at £390. Where more than 5,000 properties lost supply, that first £95 applies after 24 hours. Businesses start at £190. Four or more cuts of three hours or longer in a single year earn an extra £95. Payment from National Grid Electricity Distribution is normally automatic.

National Grid Electricity Distribution announces planned cuts by letter (and increasingly text or email) 2 to 8 days in advance. Most run 8am to 6pm and last 2 to 8 hours. Planned cuts do not qualify for compensation unless your operator failed to give adequate notice.

Power cuts in nearby areas

Other counties close to Northamptonshire — useful if your storm or fault crosses council boundaries.

Rutland

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Leicestershire

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Buckinghamshire

SSEN

Bedfordshire

UK Power Networks

Warwickshire

National Grid Electricity Distribution

Oxfordshire

SSEN

Hertfordshire

UK Power Networks

Berkshire

SSEN

Other counties served by National Grid Electricity Distribution

Same operator, same emergency number, similar restoration patterns and compensation framework.

Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Bristol Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthenshire
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