NN4 6LF West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: Nene Valley. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Resthaven Road, Northampton: 4 addresses
- Green Lane, Northampton: 2 addresses
- Resthaven Road, Northampton: 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 B (39% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wootton (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, grade I
- 10 AND 12, CHURCH HILL, grade II
- 11, CHURCH HILL, grade II
- 18 Green Lane, grade II
- 31, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 7 AND 9, CHURCH HILL, grade II
- IVYDALE, grade II
- RECTORY COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Wootton: Former Sewage Works, Quinton Road NN4 6LS: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (800 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 7 addresses are between 82 m and 84 m above sea level (83 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 station | Northampton 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Church Hill Wootton | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Terminus Brackmills | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 950 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 50.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Wootton Medical Centre | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Wootton Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Northampton General Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Northamptonshire Police Federation | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Wootten Fields, Wooten Hope Drive Cashzone | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.3 ha | 630 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.3 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Lark Lane Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 9.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St George, a listed building (Grade I), 100 m east. 28 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m east |
| Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Battle of Northampton 1460 | Registered battlefield | 2.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Little Gap Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Grange Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Grange Park | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Hunsbury Hill | Hill | 3.0 km north-west |
| Bourne Bottom | Valley | 3.4 km south |
| Storton's Pits | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Resthaven Road.