NN7 1LR West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced April 2007. Ward: Cogenhoe & The Houghtons. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Manor House Gardens, Cogenhoe: 6 addresses
- Church Street, Cogenhoe: 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 (26% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Cogenhoe (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- 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
- 49, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 62, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- BARN ADJACENT TO NUMBER 45 (NOT INCLUDED), grade II
- Cogenhoe War Memorial, grade II
- HONEYSUCKLE COTTAGE, grade II
- MANOR COTTAGE, grade II
- MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- SHEPSTONE HOUSE, grade II
- THE CLOSE AND ATTACHED WALL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Cogenhoe: 35 Station Road NN7 1LT: up to 9 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 8 addresses are between 79 m and 80 m above sea level (80 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 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Royal Oak PH Cogenhoe | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Terminus Brackmills | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | evyve Charging Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 49.6 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Brook Medical Centre | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Tg's Dental Suite Earls Barton | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | St Edmund's Hospital | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Police station | Weston Favell Police Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Billing Mill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Rectory Farm Pocket Park 13 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,230 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 190 m north-west. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-west |
| Bowl barrow 530m north east of Roe's Farm | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Place House moat and fishpond | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Firs | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Whiston Spinney | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Commander's Spinney | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Wind Spinney | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Long Ley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Combe Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 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 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Manor House Gardens.