NN6 0EX North Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Earls Barton. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Sunnyside, Earls Barton: 31 addresses
- Aggate Way, Earls Barton: 5 addresses
- Northampton Road, Earls Barton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in North Northamptonshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,424 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,616 | £1,885 | £2,155 | £2,424 | £2,963 | £3,501 | £4,040 | £4,848 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (34% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- 26, PARK STREET, grade II
- 3 AND 7, SUNNYSIDE, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
- WALL APPROXIMATLEY 20 METRES EAST OF NUMBER 24 (NOT INCLUDED) AND NUMBER 26, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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 37 addresses are between 64 m and 84 m above sea level (79 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 | Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Northampton 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 14.5 km (9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Northampton Road Earls Barton | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Terminus Brackmills | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 50.9 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Earls Barton Medical Centre | 90 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Earls Barton Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tg's Dental Suite Earls Barton | 380 m |
| Hospital | Isebrook Hospital | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | Weston Favell Police Station | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Earls Barton, Earls Barton Cashzone | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Sywell Country Park 57 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,920 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Earls Barton motte castle, a scheduled monument, 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Earls Barton motte castle | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Robersacks Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Little Robersacks Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Long Ley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Combe Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Summer Leys | Wetland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) east |
| Sywell Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 37 |
10 of the postcode's 37 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Sunnyside.