NN8 4JS North Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced December 1997. Ward: Brickhill & Queensway. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
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 A (71% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Wellingborough. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 16.
- 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
- United Reformed Church, grade II*
- 1, ST JOHN STREET, grade II
- 2, ST JOHN STREET, grade II
- 30 AND 30A AND WALL ATTACHED TO EAST WALL ATTACHED TO EAST OF NUMBER 30 HIGH STREET, grade II
- 62, BROAD GREEN, grade II
- 62A AND 63, BROAD GREEN, grade II
- Barn approximately 25 Metres North West of Leighton house, grade II
- FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, grade II
- KIGHTLY BUILDING CONTRACTORS, grade II
- Leighton House, grade II
- NORTHAMPTONSHIRE PROVINCE ROYAL ANTEDILUVIAN ORDER OF BUFFALOES CLUB*, grade II
- NUMBERS 2 AND 3 AND BARN ATTACHED TO LEFT, grade II
- QUEEN ANNE HOUSE, grade II
- QUEENS HALL DAY CENTRE, grade II
- TELFORD HOUSE, grade II
- Walls, gatepiers, steps and attached gates and railings approx. 10 metres North, South and West of United Reformed Church, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Car Park And Others, High Street/Jackson Lane, Wellingborough, NN8 4JJ: up to 114 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Site G TCAAP - Alma St/Cambridge Street Backlands, Cambridge Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4DJ: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- Former Post Office Sorting Office, Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1DW: up to 73 homes, not permissioned (460 m)
- George Cox Shoes, Westfield Road, Wellingborough, NN8 3JR: up to 76 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Former Swimming Baths, Croyland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2JY: up to 30 homes, permissioned (710 m)
- Reddens Scrap Yard, Leys Road / Highfield Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1PL: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 11 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 14 addresses are between 71 m and 72 m above sea level (71 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 | 1.4 km |
| Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 44 within 800 m; nearest Rock Street Wellingborough | 170 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Commercial Way Car Park | 580 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Hatton Park Road | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 52.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Albany House Medical Centre | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest 3Q Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mr Oo Osisanya | 340 m |
| Hospital | Isebrook Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Wellingborough Police Station | 630 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 39 Market Street Halifax | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,380 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Croyland Park 28 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,340 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 770 m |
| Allotments | Swanspool Allotments 2.5 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 57 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is United Reformed Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m east. 97 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m east |
| West End House | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m south-east |
| All Hallows Church Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m east |
| Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m east |
| Tithe barn | Scheduled monument | 350 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stanwell Spinney | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
| Cromwell Spinney | Wood | 2.6 km west |
| Red Hill | Hill | 2.7 km north |
| Land Plantation | Wood | 2.8 km south-east |
| Summer Leys | Wetland | 4.4 km south |
| Skew Bridge Ski Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 14 |
14 of the postcode's 14 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 48% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 24% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.