NN11 4SU West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced October 1984. Ward: Daventry South. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Lincoln Way, Daventry: 83 addresses
- Western Avenue, Daventry: 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 B (42% of about 910 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 1.0 km
- Daventry: Arnex House, London Road NN11 4NR: up to 52 homes, permissioned (400 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 13 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 84 addresses are between 147 m and 150 m above sea level (149 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Christchurch Drive Daventry | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Daventry | 890 m |
| Car parks | EFM Traction Limited - Depot Parking | 910 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 880 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 46.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Danetre Medical Practice | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 940 m |
| Hospital | Danetre Hospital (Out-Patients) | 360 m |
| Police station | Daventry Police Station | 820 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Junction Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.4 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 680 m |
| Allotments | Daventry Allotment Gardens 4,780 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wheatsheaf Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m north. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wheatsheaf Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m north |
| 20 and 22, Sheaf Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m north |
| 2, SHEAF STREET (See details for further address information) | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| 27, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north |
| 'Burnt Walls' earthworks | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Borough Hill: two Iron Age hillforts and a defended enclosure, two Bronze Age barrows, a Roman building complex and barrow cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Hill | Hill | 550 m south-west |
| Newnham Hill | Hill | 690 m south |
| Daventry Wood | Wood | 770 m south-east |
| Home Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Borough Hill | Hill | 1.5 km east |
| Long Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 69 | 84 |
15 of the postcode's 84 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 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) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Lincoln Way.