NN3 9DA West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: Billing. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Crow Lane, Northampton: 712 addresses
- The Causeway, Northampton: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Crow Lane, Little Houghton: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Crow Lane, Little Houghton: 3 addresses
- Museum Way, Northampton: 2 addresses
- Nene Valley Way, West Northamptonshire: 2 addresses
- Clifford Hill, Little Houghton: 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 A (75% of about 480 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, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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: of the 468 homes the Environment Agency counts, 367 are in areas at high risk, 33 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 728 addresses are between 51 m and 55 m above sea level (52 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 34%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 4% 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 | 6.3 km |
| Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Toilet Block Billing Aquadrome | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Terminus Brackmills | 5.1 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest evyve Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 51.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brook Medical Centre | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Weston Favell Primary Care | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | St Edmund's Hospital | 3.9 km |
| Police station | Northamptonshire Police | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Billing Service Station, Great Billing Cashzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Rectory Farm Pocket Park 13 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 790 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.8 ha | 860 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,230 m² | 2.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m north-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 58 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 105 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 178 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 384 | 728 |
344 of the postcode's 728 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 74% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 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) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 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 1 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 Crow Lane.