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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Northampton, with 19 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Gigabit coverage by postcode area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In NN, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£277,975
47th cheapest of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
742,752
26th most populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How NN compares

Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.

NNMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. NN is £277,975.
£277,97547th cheapest
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. NN is 742,752.
742,75226th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. NN is 95.1%.
95.1%joint 3rd highest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. NN is 3.5%.
3.5%joint 56th highest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

Is NN safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NN at a rate of 93.2 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 6,656 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NN.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (24,552), anti-social behaviour (16,909) and other crime (10,738).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NN was 94.0 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Postcode districts in NN

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
NN1Northampton, Kingsthorpe Hollow35,854£206,250251.0 per 1,000
NN2Northampton, Sunnyside42,702£250,000120.7 per 1,000
NN3Northampton76,925£270,00090.4 per 1,000
NN4Northampton, Wootton52,129£310,00077.0 per 1,000
NN5Northampton, Duston45,643£270,000104.5 per 1,000
NN6Earls Barton37,477£365,74658.5 per 1,000
NN7West Northamptonshire29,844£341,05044.6 per 1,000
NN8Wellingborough, Hatton Park55,201£270,000117.0 per 1,000
NN9Raunds, Irthlingborough28,488£245,00065.7 per 1,000
NN10Rushden, Higham Ferrers41,514£250,000103.7 per 1,000
NN11Daventry, Drayton41,596£275,00075.2 per 1,000
NN12Towcester26,477£368,22549.2 per 1,000
NN13Brackley22,182£341,50036.0 per 1,000
NN14Desborough, Rothwell46,397£290,00059.1 per 1,000
NN15Kettering, Barton Seagrave41,759£272,65069.2 per 1,000
NN16Kettering, Wadcroft32,842£205,000142.3 per 1,000
NN17Corby, Weldon33,841£251,750101.8 per 1,000
NN18Corby, Great Oakley40,077£220,00081.1 per 1,000
NN29Irchester, Wollaston11,804£290,00048.6 per 1,000
NN in brief

The NN postcode area, named after Northampton, has 19 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in NN was £277,975 in 2025.

NN had 742,752 usual residents at the census.

In NN, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In NN, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.