NN3 3ED West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Headlands. 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 C (39% of about 850 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Northampton: Kings House, 40 Billing Road NN1 5BA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- Northampton: Kings House, 40 Billing Road NN1 5BA: up to 8 homes, permissioned (620 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 3 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 44 addresses are between 90 m and 102 m above sea level (96 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 | 4.9 km |
| Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest 73 Charwood Avenue Westone | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northampton Bus Interchange | 4.4 km |
| Car parks | Co-Op Barry Road Car Park | 2.7 km |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 53.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mayfield Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Weston Favell Primary Care | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | St Edmund's Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | Northamptonshire Police | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Bushland Road | 740 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,340 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 590 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 830 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Saint Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km south. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Saint Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Battle of Northampton 1460 | Registered battlefield | 4.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Spinney | Wood | 1.6 km south-west |
| Lings Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Round Spinney | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| Crowlane Spinney | Wood | 2.3 km south-east |
| Brickyard Spinney | Wood | 2.5 km north-west |
| Pike Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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 | 44 | 44 |
None of the postcode's 44 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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 67% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 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) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.