NN2 6JA West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kingsley & Semilong. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- St George's Avenue, Northampton: 312 addresses
- Brick Kiln Lane, 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 B (32% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Kingsley (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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
- Northampton: University of Northampton Avenue Campus, St Georges Avenue NN2 6JA: up to 200 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Northampton: The Vicarage, 104 Semilong Road NN2 6EX: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Northampton: 71 - 73 Kingsthorpe Road NN2 6HE: up to 8 homes, permissioned (500 m)
- Northampton: Former Dairy Crest Depot, Horsley Road NN2 6LS: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Northampton: 83 - 103 Trinity Avenue NN2 6LD: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (680 m)
- Northampton: 42 - 48 Abington Street NN1 2AP: up to 30 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- Northampton: 194 - 200 Kingsthorpe Grove NN2 6PD: up to 9 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Northampton: 2 Clare Street NN1 3JF: up to 14 homes, permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 313 addresses are between 77 m and 92 m above sea level (78 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 | Northampton 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Brick Kiln Lane Semilong | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northampton Bus Interchange | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | St Michaels Multi Storey | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | Allego Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 55.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Langham Place Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 14 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 490 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsley Road (Dental Surgery) | 870 m |
| Hospital | St Edmund's Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Northamptonshire Police | 830 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Semilong, Semilong Cashzone | 550 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 430 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,400 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Racecourse 48 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Stanislaus and St Lawrence, a listed building (Grade II*), 660 m south. 36 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Stanislaus and St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 660 m south |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m north |
| Church of the Holy Sepulchre | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m south |
| Northampton Castle, remains of | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Saxon palace complex and Saxon and medieval urban deposits in the centre of Northampton | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Battle of Northampton 1460 | Registered battlefield | 3.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Spinney | Wood | 2.4 km east |
| Hoppinghill Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km west |
| Ryehill Spinney | Wood | 2.9 km west |
| Storton's Pits | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km south-west |
| Long Spinney | Wood | 3.4 km north |
| Hunsbury Hill | Hill | 3.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 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) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 St George's Avenue.