NN3 7TR West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: Moulton. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Thorpeville, Moulton: 38 addresses
- Thorpeville, Moulton: 2 addresses
- Thorpeville Mews, Moulton: 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 2,260 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: 69 Booth Rise NN3 6HP: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (810 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 1 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 41 addresses are between 97 m and 104 m above sea level (102 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% 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 | 6.6 km |
| Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km | |
| Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Thorpeville Round Spinney | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northampton Bus Interchange | 6.2 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 870 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 55.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Moulton Surgery | 790 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Moulton Pharmacy | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Woodview Dental Clinic | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | St Edmund's Hospital | 4.8 km |
| Police station | Weston Favell Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - Moulton Cashzone | 940 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,050 m² | 460 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,270 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 530 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.3 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 5.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round Spinney | Wood | 380 m south-west |
| Gashouse Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Pondhead Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Upper Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km east |
| North Farm Bay | Bay | 4.0 km north |
| Sywell Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 41 |
19 of the postcode's 41 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 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) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Thorpeville.