NN3 9FA West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced November 2003. Ward: Billing. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Foskitt Court, Northampton: 34 addresses
- Foskitt Court North, Bellinge: 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Northampton: Ecton Brook House Care Home, Ecton Brook Road NN3 5EN: up to 18 homes, permissioned (840 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 36 addresses are between 60 m and 63 m above sea level (61 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 | 6.5 km |
| Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Bellinge Primary School | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Terminus Brackmills | 5.6 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest evyve Charging Station | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 51.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brook Medical Centre | 880 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 880 m |
| NHS dentists | Weston Favell Primary Care | 2.7 km |
| Hospital | St Edmund's Hospital | 4.1 km |
| Police station | Weston Favell Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Bellinge, Bellinge Cashzone | 130 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Rectory Farm Pocket Park 13 ha | 880 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 140 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,000 m² | 2.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 20, High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m north. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 20, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m north |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m south-west |
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m north |
| Clifford Hill motte castle | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crowlane Spinney | Wood | 540 m south |
| Commander's Spinney | Wood | 1.9 km east |
| Lings Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Blackthorn Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km north-east |
| Long Ley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km east |
| Combe Hill | Hill | 4.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.4 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 36 |
3 of the postcode's 36 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 32% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 80% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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 Foskitt Court.