PE8 5SN North Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Thrapston. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Pilton Lodge Cottages, Pilton: 27 addresses
- Unnamed street near Pilton Lodge Cottages, Pilton: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Pilton Lodge Cottages, Pilton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Pilton Lodge Cottages, Pilton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Lilford, Pilton: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Lilford, Pilton: 2 addresses
- Pilton Lodge Cottages, Pilton: 1 address
- Follet Close, Pilton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pilton Lodge Cottages, Pilton: 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 (18% of about 890 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Pilton. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 4.
- 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
- BEDE OR WATCH HOUSE AND HOUSE ATTACHED TO SOUTH, grade II
- ELMES HOUSE, grade II
- IVY HOUSE, grade II
- ROSE COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 41 addresses are between 25 m and 46 m above sea level (37 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 station | Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Main Street Pilton | 150 m |
| EV charging points | Weldon Park (Corby) evyve | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 64.4 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Oundle | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Townley House Dental Practice | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Corby Community Hospital | 15.2 km (9.5 miles) |
| Police station | Kettering Police Station | 16.5 km (10 miles) |
| Cash machines | Central England Co-Op - St Osyths Lane Cashzone | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 3,920 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,960 m² | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary and All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 280 m north-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary and All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north-east |
| Lilford Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Stoke Doyle moated site, near Oundle. | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| A late Anglo-Saxon or early medieval fortified manorial complex to the west of Wadenhoe village, including part of an associated deer park. | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Barnwell, All Saints Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Barnwell, St Andrew's Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Petty Fields Plantation | Wood | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Great Ground Spinney | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| The Linches | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Groom's Close Spinney | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Winning Foot Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Biggin Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 41 |
12 of the postcode's 41 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 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) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Unnamed street near Pilton Lodge Cottages.