PE8 5LD North Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Oundle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- The Green, Ashton: 80 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Green, Ashton: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Green, Ashton: 8 addresses
- Mill Cottage, Ashton: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Green, Elmington: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Green, Ashton: 4 addresses
- Oundle Road, Ashton: 3 addresses
- The Green, Ashton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Green, Ashton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near The Green, Elmington: 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 G (20% of about 1,030 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ashton. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 19.
- 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
- ASHTON CHAPEL AND ATTACHED SCHOOL ROOM AND SCHOOL HOUSE, grade II
- BRIMSTONE, grade II
- BROOM AND HAWTHORN, grade II
- FIR-TREE AND HADMANS, grade II
- HONEYBEE AND WILLOW, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- NUMBER 13 (JO'S COTTAGE) AND NUMBER 14, grade II
- NUMBER 22 AND NUMBER 23 (LILAC), grade II
- NUMBER 24 AND NUMBER 25 (MILLER'S COTTAGE), grade II
- NUMBER 26 (ACACIA), NUMBER 27 AND NUMBER 28 ( CHERRY TREE), grade II
- STABLE TO SOUTH OF THE CHEQUERED SKIPPER PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE CHEQUERED SKIPPER PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- WASH HOUSE TO REAR OF NUMBERS 11 AND 12, grade II
- WASH HOUSE TO REAR OF NUMBERS 13 AND 14, grade II
- WASH HOUSE TO REAR OF NUMBERS 22 AND 23, grade II
- WASH HOUSE TO REAR OF NUMBERS 26, 27 AND 28, grade II
- WASH HOUSE TO REAR OF NUMBERS 29 AND 30, grade II
- WASH HOUSE TO REAR OF NUMBERS 8 AND 9, grade II
- WASH HOUSE TO REAR OF THE CHEQUERED SKIPPER PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 121 addresses are between 19 m and 71 m above sea level (36 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 16.4 km |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Chequered Skipper PH Ashton | 40 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 67.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Oundle | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Oundle Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Townley House Dental Practice | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Fitzwilliam Hospital | 14.5 km |
| Police station | Hampton Police Station | 13.8 km |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - St Osyths Lane Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Barnwell Country Park 15 ha | 2.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 160 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,630 m² | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,460 m² | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ashton Mill, a listed building (Grade II*), 440 m west. 32 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ashton Mill | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m west |
| Ashton Roman small town north east of Oundle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Saxon settlement enclosure | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| South Bridge | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cuckoo Spinney | Wood | 780 m north-east |
| Brickyard Wood | Wood | 810 m east |
| Horse Close Spinney | Wood | 2.3 km south |
| Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km east |
| The Slade | Valley | 4.3 km east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 4.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 116 | 121 |
5 of the postcode's 121 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 54% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 The Green.