NN15 5PU North Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Barton Seagrave & Burton Latimer. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Higham Road, North Northamptonshire: 59 addresses
- Wold Road, North Northamptonshire: 1 address
- Kettering Road, Burton Latimer: 1 address
- Ensleigh Close, Burton Latimer: 1 address
- Cornfield Way, Burton Latimer: 1 address
- Jacques Road, Burton Latimer: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North Northamptonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,424 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,616 | £1,885 | £2,155 | £2,424 | £2,963 | £3,501 | £4,040 | £4,848 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (23% of about 1,040 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
- Land At Bosworth's Nursery And Garden Centre, Finedon Road, Burton Latimer, NN15 5QA: up to 69 homes, permissioned (770 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 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 64 addresses are between 57 m and 81 m above sea level (61 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 74%, gigabit 74% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km |
| Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Brooks Close Burton Latimer | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 58.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Spencer & Partners | 0 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Saffron Pharmacy | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.7 km |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 4.9 km |
| Police station | Kettering Police Station | 5.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest N+s Stores, Penrith Road | 600 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,830 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Burton Latimer Allotments 2.9 ha | 140 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 680 m north. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 680 m north |
| Jacobean House | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m north |
| Burton Latimer Hall and Wall Attached to South | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Double Dug Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Rectory Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Shortlane Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| Ashpole Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km south-west |
| Cock-o-Roost Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km south-west |
| Red Hill | Hill | 4.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 64 |
23 of the postcode's 64 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 10% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Higham Road.