NN2 7GE West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced March 2024. Ward: Kingsthorpe South. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Boughton Green Road, Northampton: 302 addresses
- Scirocco Close, Northampton: 1 address
- Ashton Way, 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 C (38% of about 1,330 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 304 addresses are between 121 m and 126 m above sea level (125 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Northampton 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km |
| Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km | |
| Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Boughton Green Halls Sunnyside | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northampton Bus Interchange | 4.2 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Croughton Close, NN2 | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 500 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 56.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Pines Surgery | 1.5 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Parklands Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | The Silver Pepper Clinic | 2.1 km |
| Hospital | St Edmund's Hospital | 3.5 km |
| Police station | Northamptonshire Police | 3.5 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily Cashzone | 890 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 36 ha | 1.2 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 70 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 490 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5.9 ha | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old St John's Church, a scheduled monument, 1.0 km north.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old St John's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Boughton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Warren Spinney | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Obelisk Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Long Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km north-west |
| Brickyard Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Warren Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| North Farm Bay | Bay | 4.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 304 | 304 |
None of the postcode's 304 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 21 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | under 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Boughton Green Road.