LE16 8TH North Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gretton & Weldon. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Leven Way, Rockingham: 11 addresses
- Uppingham Road, Corby: 2 addresses
- A6003, North Northamptonshire: 1 address
- Main Street, Rockingham: 1 address
- Cottingham Road, North Northamptonshire: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Rockingham: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Main Street, Rockingham: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North Northamptonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,424 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,616 | £1,885 | £2,155 | £2,424 | £2,963 | £3,501 | £4,040 | £4,848 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (32% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 18 addresses are between 66 m and 130 m above sea level (110 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km | |
| Market Harborough 943,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Sondes Arms PH Rockingham | 690 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 54.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lakeside Healthcare | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pytchley Court Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Welland Vale Road Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Corby Community Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | Kettering Police Station | 12.5 km |
| Cash machines | Harvest Energy - Corby Service Station Cashzone | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 66 ha | 1.6 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 540 m² | 600 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,070 m² | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rockingham Castle, shrunken medieval village, moat and warrens, a scheduled monument, 220 m north. 38 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rockingham Castle, shrunken medieval village, moat and warrens | Scheduled monument | 220 m north |
| Wall and Steps Attached to Laundry and Encircling the Rose Garden, Rockingham Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north-west |
| Wall Approximately 10 Metres South of Garden Front, Rockingham Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m north-west |
| Rockingham Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 330 m north-west |
| Curtain Wall, Gates and Gatepiers Attached to and Approximately 50 Metres North and West of Rockingham Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north-west |
| Rockingham Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 750 m south-west |
| Moated site 1km south west of Rockingham Castle | Scheduled monument | 940 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horse Close Clump | Wood | 440 m west |
| Seymour Plantation | Wood | 640 m east |
| The Cow Pasture | Wood | 710 m north-east |
| Great Coppice | Wood | 730 m south-west |
| Eyebrook Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km north-west |
| Wignell Hill | Hill | 4.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 18 |
8 of the postcode's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 37% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 51% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Leven Way.