NN3 3BL West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Weston Favell & Abington Vale. 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 D (22% of about 630 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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 40 addresses are between 82 m and 89 m above sea level (87 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 3.9 km |
| Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Greenway Headlands | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northampton Bus Interchange | 3.3 km |
| Car parks | Co-Op Barry Road Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 53.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abington Medical Centre | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Abington Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | St Edmund's Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Northamptonshire Police | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Birchfield Road Cashzone | 910 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Abington Park 46 ha | 260 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 720 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8.9 ha | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 53 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Saint Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m east. 20 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Saint Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m east |
| New Ways | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m west |
| Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km west |
| Abington Abbey (Museum) | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km west |
| Battle of Northampton 1460 | Registered battlefield | 3.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Spinney | Wood | 490 m west |
| Crowlane Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km east |
| Lings Wood | Wood | 2.9 km north-east |
| Brickyard Spinney | Wood | 3.1 km north |
| Round Spinney | Wood | 3.2 km north |
| Pike Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 39 | 40 |
1 of the postcode's 40 addresses is 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 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 | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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.