NN2 8SE West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Moulton. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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 E (25% of about 680 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 19 addresses are between 106 m and 113 m above sea level (110 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 7%, gigabit 7% 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 | 4.9 km |
| Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Ashton House Boughton | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northampton Bus Interchange | 4.8 km |
| Car parks | Parking space on Croughton Close, NN2 | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 58.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Pines Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Northampton Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | The Silver Pepper Clinic | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | St Edmund's Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Northamptonshire Police | 4.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,490 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Boughton Allotment Gardens 1,470 m² | 500 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Boughton bowl barrow, a scheduled monument, 550 m north-west. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boughton bowl barrow | Scheduled monument | 550 m north-west |
| Boughton Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km north |
| Old St John's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nursery Wood | Wood | 110 m north-east |
| Long Spinney | Wood | 320 m south-east |
| Obelisk Spinney | Wood | 330 m east |
| Little Brickhill Spinney | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Brampton Hill | Hill | 3.4 km west |
| North Farm Bay | Bay | 4.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 19 |
10 of the postcode's 19 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.