PE9 3LN North Northamptonshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Oundle. Region: East Midlands.
Streets
- High Street, Easton on the Hill: 38 addresses
- High Street, Easton on the Hill: 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 (31% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- 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
- 30 AND 32, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 54 AND 56, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 58, HIGH STREET, grade II
- BARN AND ATTACHED STABLE APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES SOUTH EAST OF THE OLD FARMHOUSE, grade II
- DOVECOTE, APPROXIMATELY 40 METRES NORTH OF NUMBER 17 (NOT INCLUDED), grade II
- EASTON ON THE HILL VILLAGE HALL, grade II
- OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, grade II
- PARK HOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD FARMHOUSE, 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 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: 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 39 addresses are between 75 m and 87 m above sea level (83 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 | Stamford (Lincs) 343,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Exeter Arms PH Easton on the Hill | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Stamford | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Colts Electrical Ltd. | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | East Midlands Airport EMA | 60.1 km (37 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lakeside Healthcare Stamford | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Stamford Pharmacy | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | St Marys Street Dental Surgery | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Hospital | Stamford & Rutland Hospital | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Stamford Police Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 65 High Street Lloyds Bank | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,790 m² | 160 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,890 m² | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Priest's House, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 51 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Priest's House | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Glebe House and Attached Steps and Railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Wothorpe House | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Dottrell Hill Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Wothorpe Groves | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Home Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Racecourse Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| White Water Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Box Hill | Hill | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 39 |
19 of the postcode's 39 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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 High Street.