NN1 5NT West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Norman-D-Gate, Northampton: 12 addresses
- Bedford Road, West Northamptonshire: 3 addresses
- Woodgate Road, Northampton: 1 address
- St Andrew's Road, Northampton: 1 address
- Riverstone Way, Northampton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Market Square, Northampton: 1 address
- Park Square, Northampton: 1 address
- Flinters Close, Northampton: 1 address
- Carousel Way, Northampton: 1 address
- Walter Tull 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 (59% of about 1,110 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Northampton: Princess House, Cliftonville Road NN1 5AE: up to 42 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Northampton: Cadogan House, 32 - 32A Billing Road NN1 5DQ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Northampton: Lings Upper School, Birds Hill Walk NN3 8JH: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Northampton: 4 - 10 Hazelwood Road NN1 1LN: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Northampton: 29 Victoria Road NN1 5ED: up to 12 homes, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Northampton: St Giles House 76 St Giles Street NN1 1BG: up to 9 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Northampton: St Giles Clinic, 67 St Giles Street NN1 1JF: up to 60 homes, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Northampton: 2 Castilian Terrace NN1 1LD: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
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 23 addresses are between 58 m and 70 m above sea level (66 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 station | Northampton 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Browns Way Northampton | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northampton Bus Interchange | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking space on The Avenue, NN1 | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 53.3 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Maple Access Partnership LLP | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 330 m |
| Hospital | Northampton General Hospital | 230 m |
| Police station | Northamptonshire Police | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cheltenham & Gloucester | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midsummer Meadow 28 ha | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Delapre Park 33 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,350 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | The Racecourse 48 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 790 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 68 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 78, Derngate, a listed building (Grade II*), 550 m (0.3 miles) west. 92 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 78, Derngate | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Church of St Giles | Listed building, Grade I | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| St Andrew's Hospital (Front Block and Wings Only) | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Edgar Mobbs War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Battle of Northampton 1460 | Registered battlefield | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Saxon palace complex and Saxon and medieval urban deposits in the centre of Northampton | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Northampton Castle, remains of | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Delapre Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.1 miles) south |
| The Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Hunsbury Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Storton's Pits | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Hazel Wood | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| Grange Wood | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 23 |
8 of the postcode's 23 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 73% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 34% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 90% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Norman-D-Gate.