NN12 7FF West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced March 2025. Ward: Hackleton & Roade. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Shutlanger Road, West Northamptonshire: 6 addresses
- Unnamed street near Northampton Road, Stoke Bruerne: 2 addresses
- Shutlanger Road, West Northamptonshire: 1 address
- Bridge Road, Stoke Bruerne: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Main Road, Stoke Bruerne: 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 C (25% of about 990 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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 94 m and 111 m above sea level (102 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 | Northampton 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km |
| Wolverton 339,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Council Houses Shutlanger | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Terminus Brackmills | 9.0 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 4.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 48.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Parks Medical Practice | 2.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Roade Pharmacy | 2.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Bridge Dental Practice | 4.3 km |
| Hospital | Northampton General Hospital | 10.7 km |
| Police station | Towcester Police Station | 4.5 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 510 m² | 760 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,070 m² | 170 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary the Virgin, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m east. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m east |
| The Monastery | Listed building, Grade I | 650 m west |
| Stoke Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south-east |
| Roman villa SE of Stokegap Lodge | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stokepark Wood | Wood | 830 m south-east |
| Showsley Belt | Wood | 1.4 km north-west |
| Nun Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
| Blisworth Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north |
| The Longwater | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km west |
| Bourne Bottom | Valley | 4.6 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 11 |
5 of the postcode's 11 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 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) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Shutlanger Road.