NN8 9SB North Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced February 2005. Ward: Croyland & Swanspool. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (39% of about 670 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: 12.
- 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
- 1, LONDON ROAD, grade II
- 18, SHEEP STREET, grade II
- 2, LONDON ROAD, grade II
- 27, SHEEP STREET, grade II
- 6, 7, 8 AND 9, LONDON ROAD, grade II
- BOROUGH OF WELLINGBOROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, grade II
- LAWN END, grade II
- REPETE HOUSE, grade II
- ROSE COTTAGE, grade II
- SWANSPOOL HOUSE (BOROUGH OF WELLINGBOROUGH COUNCIL OFFICES), grade II
- WALL, GATEPIERS AND GATE APPROXIMATELY 40 METRES NORTH OF SWANSPOOL HOUSE, grade II
- Ye Golden Lion Public House, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Post Office Sorting Office, Midland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 1DW: up to 73 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Site G TCAAP - Alma St/Cambridge Street Backlands, Cambridge Street, Wellingborough, NN8 4DJ: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Car Park And Others, High Street/Jackson Lane, Wellingborough, NN8 4JJ: up to 114 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Former Swimming Baths, Croyland Road, Wellingborough, NN8 2JY: up to 30 homes, permissioned (630 m)
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Swanspool House Wellingborough | 60 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Commercial Way Car Park | 110 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Hatton Park Road | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 52.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Albany House Medical Centre | 560 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 290 m |
| Hospital | Isebrook Hospital | 560 m |
| Police station | Wellingborough Police Station | 280 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Cashpoint® 48 Market Street Lloyds Bank | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Swanspool Gardens 3.2 ha | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Croyland Park 28 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,730 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.7 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | Swanspool Allotments 2.5 ha | 940 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 42 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Hind Hotel, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m north-west. 100 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Hind Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m north-west |
| Tithe barn | Scheduled monument | 270 m north-west |
| Tithe Barn | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m north-west |
| Church of All Hallows | Listed building, Grade I | 400 m north-west |
| West End House | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Land Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km south-east |
| Stanwell Spinney | Wood | 2.8 km north-west |
| Cromwell Spinney | Wood | 2.9 km west |
| Red Hill | Hill | 3.3 km north-west |
| Summer Leys | Wetland | 4.1 km south |
| Skew Bridge Ski Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.