NN16 9XJ North Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Geddington & Stanion. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Warkton, Warkton: 46 addresses
- Unnamed street near Warkton, Warkton: 2 addresses
- Warkton Road, Weekley: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Warkton, Warkton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Warkton, Warkton: 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 (25% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Warkton. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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
- MOORFIELD FARMHOUSE, grade II
- NUMBER 12 WARKTON, grade II
- NUMBER 46 WARKTON, grade II
- NUMBERS 4 AND 5 WARKTON, grade II
- NUMBERS 8-11 WARKTON, grade II
- PRIVY APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES WEST OF VILLAGE HALL, grade II
- VILLAGE HALL, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 51 addresses are between 65 m and 104 m above sea level (76 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% 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 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Warkton Village DRT | 90 m |
| Car parks | Total Parking Solutions | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 26 Dahlia Road | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 63.5 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Linden Medical Group | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | An Patel Chemists | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Kettering Police Station | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Grange Place Cashzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 58 ha | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,340 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,650 m² | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Edmund, a listed building (Grade I), 140 m south-east. 41 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Edmund | Listed building, Grade I | 140 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Star Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Wilderness Spinney | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| New Ground Spinney | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Grafton Strip | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Warkton Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 51 |
20 of the postcode's 51 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 North Northamptonshire: see them on the North Northamptonshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Warkton.