NN6 6AS West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced October 2023. Ward: Braunston & Crick. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Nuttall Close, Yelvertoft: 9 addresses
- Hillmorton Lane, West Northamptonshire: 2 addresses
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 (32% of about 820 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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 120 m and 126 m above sea level (122 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 | Rugby 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) |
| Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hillmorton Lane Yelvertoft | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rail Station Forecourt Long Buckby | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Dirft - The Amenity Hub, Danes Way | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 42.9 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Crick Medical Practice | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Paddox Pharmacy | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Kreate Dental Rugby | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Cross Hospital | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Police station | Warwickshire Police | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Heart of England Co-operative Crick Cashzone | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | Crick Community Sports Centre 6.5 ha | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Yelvertoft Allotment Gardens 1.3 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Andrew's Church (remains of), a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north. 17 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Andrew's Church (remains of) | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| James's Copse | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Crack's Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Crick Millennium Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Crick Jubilee Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Yelvertoft Fieldside Covert | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Serpentine | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 11 | 11 |
None of the postcode's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for West Northamptonshire: see them on the West Northamptonshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Nuttall Close.