PE8 6YW North Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Oundle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- Blatherwycke, Blatherwycke: 51 addresses
- Unnamed street near Blatherwycke, Blatherwycke: 5 addresses
- Unnamed street near Blatherwycke, Blatherwycke: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Blatherwycke, Blatherwycke: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Blatherwycke, Blatherwycke: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Blatherwycke, Blatherwycke: 3 addresses
- A43, Moulton: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Blatherwycke, Blatherwycke: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Blatherwycke, Blatherwycke: 1 address
- Blatherwycke Road, Bulwick: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Blatherwycke, Bulwick: 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 (20% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- BLATHERWYCKE BRIDGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 24 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 2 very low.
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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 78 addresses are between 50 m and 96 m above sea level (62 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 96%, gigabit 96% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Corby 561,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Stamford (Lincs) 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Phone Box Blatherwycke | 30 m |
| EV charging points | Weldon Park (Corby) evyve | 7 km (4.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 60 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Oundle | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Priors Hall Pharmacy | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Family Dental Health Centre | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Corby Community Hospital | 11.7 km (7.2 miles) |
| Police station | Stamford Police Station | 13 km (8.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Blatherwycke medieval village remains, a scheduled monument, 230 m north. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blatherwycke medieval village remains | Scheduled monument | 230 m north |
| Church of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blatherwycke Lake | Lake or reservoir | 890 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Brickhill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Mill Planting | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Cadge Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Park Bushes | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Stone Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 56 | 78 |
22 of the postcode's 78 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 | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 44% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 44% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 Blatherwycke.