NN8 2DA North Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Croyland & Swanspool. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Broadway, Wellingborough: 17 addresses
- The Drive, Wellingborough: 2 addresses
- Doddington Road, Wellingborough: 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 (40% of about 780 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Swimming Baths, Croyland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2JY: up to 30 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Former Post Office Sorting Office, Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1DW: up to 73 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Car Park And Others, High Street/Jackson Lane, Wellingborough, NN8 4JJ: up to 114 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Site G TCAAP - Alma St/Cambridge Street Backlands, Cambridge Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4DJ: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 20 addresses are between 56 m and 62 m above sea level (59 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 | 1.3 km |
| Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Wrenn School Wellingborough | 130 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Commercial Way Car Park | 430 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Hatton Park Road | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 51.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Albany House Medical Centre | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 590 m |
| Hospital | Isebrook Hospital | 600 m |
| Police station | Wellingborough Police Station | 590 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 48 Market Street Lloyds Bank | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Swanspool Gardens 3.2 ha | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Croyland Park 28 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Swanspool Allotments 2.5 ha | 640 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 42 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tithe barn, a scheduled monument, 500 m north. 77 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tithe barn | Scheduled monument | 500 m north |
| Tithe Barn | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m north |
| The Hind Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m north |
| West End House | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-west |
| Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Land Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| The Rookery | Wood | 2.7 km south-west |
| Cromwell Spinney | Wood | 2.9 km west |
| Red Hill | Hill | 3.6 km north |
| Summer Leys | Wetland | 3.7 km south |
| Skew Bridge Ski Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 20 |
19 of the postcode's 20 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Broadway.