NN1 1PP West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Kingswell Street, Northampton: 27 addresses
- St Peter's Way, Northampton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in West Northamptonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,487 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,658 | £1,934 | £2,210 | £2,487 | £3,039 | £3,592 | £4,144 | £4,973 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (74% of about 1,190 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, All Saints (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- ST JOHN'S HALL, grade I
- ST JOHN'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, grade I
- 19, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 20 AND 22, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 24, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 30, 32, 32A AND 32B, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 36, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 42-48, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 56, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- 58, BRIDGE STREET, grade II
- ANGEL HOTEL, grade II
- School House, grade II
- THE CORPORATION CHARITY SCHOOL, grade II
- THE SADDLERS ARMS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Northampton: 35 - 39 Kingswell Street NN1 1PP: up to 5 homes, permissioned (10 m)
- Northampton: 60 Bridge Street NN1 1PA: up to 6 homes, permissioned (30 m)
- Northampton: rear of 21 - 23 Bridge Street NN1 1NH: up to 43 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Northampton: Unit 7A, 8 St Peters Square NN1 1PS: up to 5 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Northampton: 23 Gold Street NN1 1RA: up to 10 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Northampton: 51 Gold Street NN1 1RA: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Northampton: 34 - 34A Gold Street NN1 1RS: up to 31 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Northampton: 15 - 17 Drapery NN1 2ET: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 28 addresses are between 61 m and 72 m above sea level (65 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 57%, gigabit 57% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Northampton 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.5 km (9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 38 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Plough Hotel Northampton | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northampton Bus Interchange | 370 m |
| Car parks | 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest NCP Northampton St Peters Way | 180 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allego Charging Station | 30 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 54.1 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Maple Access Partnership LLP | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Victoria Promenade Dental | 220 m |
| Hospital | Northampton General Hospital | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Northamptonshire Police | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 2 George Row Lloyds Bank | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,400 m² | 270 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Victoria Park 13 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | The Racecourse 48 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 790 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St John's Roman Catholic Church, a listed building (Grade I), 80 m south-east. 156 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 8 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St John's Roman Catholic Church | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m south-east |
| St John's Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 80 m south |
| 8, 8A, 9 and 9A, George Row | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-east |
| County Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-east |
| Saxon palace complex and Saxon and medieval urban deposits in the centre of Northampton | Scheduled monument | 370 m west |
| Northampton Castle, remains of | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Battle of Northampton 1460 | Registered battlefield | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Delapre Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Storton's Pits | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Hunsbury Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Hunsbury Hill Spinney | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Hazel Wood | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| The Spinney | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 28 |
22 of the postcode's 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for West Northamptonshire: see them on the West Northamptonshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 8% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 9% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 29% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 93% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | under 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 56% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Kingswell Street.