NN1 3RL West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Kingsthorpe Road, Northampton: 33 addresses
- Leicester Street, Northampton: 7 addresses
- Lorne Road, Northampton: 1 address
- Barrack Road, 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 (71% of about 1,360 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- BARRACK ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- BARRACK ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- BARRACK ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- BARRACK ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- THE POPLARS (CO-OPERATIVE FUNERAL SERVICES), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Northampton: 42 - 48 Abington Street NN1 2AP: up to 30 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Northampton: The Vicarage, 104 Semilong Road NN2 6EX: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Northampton: 2 Clare Street NN1 3JF: up to 14 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Northampton: Former Top of The Town Nightclub, 73 - 91 Great Russell Street NN1 3AX: up to 19 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Northampton: 26 Clare Street NN1 3JF: up to 5 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Northampton: Former Bus Station, Greyfriars NN1 2ER: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- Northampton: Belgrave House, Greyfriars NN1 2ER: up to 122 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Northampton: University of Northampton Avenue Campus, St Georges Avenue NN2 6JA: up to 200 homes, permissioned (760 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 7 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 0 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 42 addresses are between 76 m and 83 m above sea level (82 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 78%, ultrafast 78%, gigabit 78% 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 | 1.1 km |
| Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest NIA Academy Semilong | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northampton Bus Interchange | 730 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Newlands Car Park | 580 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Allego Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 54.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Leicester Tce Healthcare Ctr | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 15 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castilian Street Dental Practice | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Northampton General Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Northamptonshire Police | 410 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Semilong, Semilong Cashzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,400 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Racecourse 48 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 840 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Stanislaus and St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m south-east. 105 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Stanislaus and St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m south-east |
| Church of the Holy Sepulchre | Listed building, Grade I | 440 m south |
| 32 and 32A, Market Square | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m south |
| Edgar Mobbs War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m south-east |
| Northampton Castle, remains of | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Saxon palace complex and Saxon and medieval urban deposits in the centre of Northampton | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Battle of Northampton 1460 | Registered battlefield | 2.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Storton's Pits | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km south-west |
| The Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km east |
| Hoppinghill Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km north-west |
| Ryehill Spinney | Wood | 2.9 km north-west |
| Delapre Wood | Wood | 3.2 km south |
| Hunsbury Hill | Hill | 3.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 13 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 18 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 42 |
35 of the postcode's 42 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 10% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 72% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 75% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 Kingsthorpe Road.