PE8 4FX North Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced June 2026. Ward: Oundle. 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 B (22% of about 600 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
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 station | Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.6 km |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Prince William School Oundle | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 67.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Oundle | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Oundle Pharmacy | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Townley House Dental Practice | 920 m |
| Hospital | Fitzwilliam Hospital | 15.5 km |
| Police station | Hampton Police Station | 14.8 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Central England Co-Op - St Osyths Lane Cashzone | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Barnwell Country Park 15 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,140 m² | 500 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,460 m² | 410 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ashton Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 600 m north-east. 139 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashton Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m north-east |
| Bramston House East Wing | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m north-west |
| Bramston House Central Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-west |
| Bramston House West Wing | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m north-west |
| Saxon settlement enclosure | Scheduled monument | 790 m north-west |
| South Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km west |
| Ashton Roman small town north east of Oundle | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north |
| Barnwell, St Andrew's Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cuckoo Spinney | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| Brickyard Wood | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Heron Rogers Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Sweetley Spinney | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| New Fox Covert | Wood | 2.1 km south |
| Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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.