NN6 7PD West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Braunston & Crick. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Manor Cottages, Winwick: 31 addresses
- Manor Cottage, Winwick: 16 addresses
- Unnamed street near Manor Cottages, Winwick: 15 addresses
- Manor Cottage, Elkington: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Manor Cottages, Winwick: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Manor Cottages, Winwick: 2 addresses
- Brookside Cottage, Winwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Manor Cottages, Winwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Manor Cottages, Winwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Manor Cottages, Winwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Manor Cottages, Winwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Manor Cottages, Winwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Manor Cottages, West Haddon: 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 C (32% of about 1,010 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- BRIDGE COTTAGE, grade II
- K6 Telephone Box, Elkington Lane, Winwick, 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: of the 30 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 76 addresses are between 116 m and 173 m above sea level (136 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 87%, ultrafast 87%, gigabit 87% of premises; 13% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Long Buckby 330,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Rugby 2.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bus Shelter Winwick | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rail Station Forecourt Long Buckby | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 46.6 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Saxon Spires Practice | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Guilsborough | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Hospital | St Cross Hospital | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Police station | Warwickshire Police | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Heart of England Co-operative Crick Cashzone | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,210 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.4 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | West Haddon Allotment Gardens 2,040 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Michael, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-west |
| Gate Arch Approximately 30 Metres South of South Front of Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-west |
| Winwick Manor and South Wing of Winwick Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-west |
| Winwick medieval settlement | Scheduled monument | 330 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pool Bank Spinney | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Larch Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Bush Close Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Crow Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Barn Ground Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Crack's Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 65 | 76 |
11 of the postcode's 76 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 28% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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 Manor Cottages.