NN7 4PL West Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Woodford & Weedon. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Church Street, Weedon Bec: 85 addresses
- Billing School Place, Weedon Bec: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Street, Weedon Bec: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Street, Weedon Bec: 1 address
- Watling Street, Weedon Bec: 1 address
- Cavalry Hill, Weedon Bec: 1 address
- Farthingstone Road, West Northamptonshire: 1 address
- South Street, Weedon Bec: 1 address
- Bridge Street, Weedon Bec: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Church Street, Church Stowe: 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 (36% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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
- 4 AND 6, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- IVYDENE, grade II
- THE OLD BAKEHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD MANSE, grade II
- THE YEWS, grade II
- THISTLE HOUSE, grade II
- Weedon United Reformed Church, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 22 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 18 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 59 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 12 medium, 28 low and 12 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 94 addresses are between 80 m and 116 m above sea level (84 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% 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 | 7.5 km |
| Northampton 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Plume of Feathers PH Lower Weedon | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Daventry | 6.6 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest BP | 530 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 52.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Greens Norton & Weedon Medical Practice | 400 m |
| Pharmacies | Bugbrooke Pharmacy | 5.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 0 m |
| Hospital | Danetre Hospital (Out-Patients) | 6.4 km |
| Police station | Daventry Police Station | 6.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Freeway Service Station Cashzone | 570 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 2,800 m² | 1.9 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,550 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Field Recreation Ground 1.9 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Church Street Allotments 7,410 m² | 130 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter and St Paul, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m east. 40 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 22 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m east |
| Former Weedon Barracks, East Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m north-west |
| Former Weedon Barracks, Storehouse Number 2 | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m north-west |
| Former Weedon Barracks, Outer Walls and North East Bastion | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| River Nene (Whilton Branch) | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km north |
| Weedon Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-west |
| Stowe Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Hobhill Spinney | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Woodhill Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Landing Spinney | Wood | 2.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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 | 0 | 6 |
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 15 |
| 55 to 59 | 45 | 23 |
| Under 55 | 40 | 50 |
54 of the postcode's 94 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 44 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 5 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 Church Street.