NN9 6GY North Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced August 2008. Ward: Irthlingborough. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- A45, Rugby: 10 addresses
- Green Lane, Stanwick: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near A45, Stanwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Addington Road, Stanwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near A45, Stanwick: 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 (50% of about 940 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.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 16 addresses are between 33 m and 36 m above sea level (34 m on average).
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wellingborough 981,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Kettering 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest (Wellingb') Stanwick Lakes Country Park | 50 m |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 53.1 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Spinney Brook Medical Centre | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cox & Robinson Pharmacy | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Spinney Brook Dental Practice | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Rushden Hospital | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Wellingborough Police Station | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Grove Street Stores, Raunds Cashzone | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stanwick Lakes Country Park 238 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,090 m² | 50 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,870 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 238 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Irthlingborough bowl barrow, 760m west of Rutland Lodge, a scheduled monument, 190 m south-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Irthlingborough bowl barrow, 760m west of Rutland Lodge | Scheduled monument | 190 m south-west |
| Stanwick Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Raunds bowl barrow | Scheduled monument | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Crow Hill Iron Age hillfort with associated Iron Age, Roman and Medieval settlements | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stanwick Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 160 m south-west |
| Crow Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Wateryard Spinney | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Garrow Close Spinney | Wood | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) west |
| Patch Spinney | Wood | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
| Kinewell Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 16 |
3 of the postcode's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for North Northamptonshire: see them on the North Northamptonshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 A45.