# NN1 1QW: area report for a postcode in West Northamptonshire

NN1 1QW is a postcode in West Northamptonshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of West Northamptonshire. Open the map at NN1 1QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) › [NN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn1) › [NN1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **407 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. West Northamptonshire 034D: 697 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8946,52.2374,NN11QW
- **Northampton, 820 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8946,52.2374,NN11QW
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8946,52.2374,NN11QW
- **No property in NN1 1QW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.8946,52.2374,NN11QW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, West Northamptonshire 034D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8946,52.2374,NN11QW
- **£291,929 average price**: For the whole of West Northamptonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8946,52.2374,NN11QW
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8946,52.2374,NN11QW
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8946,52.2374,NN11QW
- **84% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.8946,52.2374,NN11QW
- **Low road and rail noise at NN1 1QW**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8946,52.2374,NN11QW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.8946,52.2374,NN11QW
- **13.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8946,52.2374,NN11QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [WiEducate LTD](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wieducate-ltd-e151691) | Special | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [New Horizons Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-horizons-academy-e150717) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), November 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Spring Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spring-lane-primary-school-e138493) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-academy-e140362) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northampton International Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northampton-international-academy-e142485) | All-through | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The CE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ce-academy-e149432) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Vernon Terrace Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vernon-terrace-primary-school-e121920) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hampton Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-bridge-school-e151237) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £114,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| March 2023 | £133,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| January 2025 | £172,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| April 2026 | £300,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, freehold | 230 m |
| January 2025 | £78,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Northampton (820 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MAPLE ACCESS PARTNERSHIP LLP (250 m); THE MOUNTS MEDICAL CENTRE (570 m); LEICESTER TCE HEALTHCARE CTR (990 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (160 m); BOOTS (200 m); MOUNTS HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (570 m); REGENT PHARMACY (580 m); MEDICINA PHARMACY.CO.UK (820 m)
- Dental practices: CASTILIAN STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (170 m); VICTORIA PROMENADE DENTAL (350 m); ABINGTON DENTAL PRACTICE (470 m); DELAPRE DENTAL CARE (540 m); DENTAL SURGERY (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Northampton Express (80 m, Tesco); Iceland Northampton FWH (350 m, Iceland); Aldi Earl Street Northampton (480 m, Aldi); Morrisons Northampton (500 m, Morrisons); Lidl Central Northampton Northampton (750 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £291,929** (July 2026). West Northamptonshire’s average house price was £291,929 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,000** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Northamptonshire earned a median of £38,000 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 157th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.7×** (2025). A home in West Northamptonshire costs 7.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 151st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.6** (2025). West Northamptonshire has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 119th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Northamptonshire 034D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.2** (2025). West Northamptonshire 034D has a deprivation score of 26.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,350th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £130,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Northamptonshire 034D was £130,000 in 2025. Joint 1,286th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,410** (2021). West Northamptonshire 034D had 1,410 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,645th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 61.1%** (January 2026). In West Northamptonshire 034D, 61.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## NN1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £206,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NN1 was £206,250 in 2025. Joint 434th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,854** (2021). NN1 had 35,854 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 601st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in NN1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.4%** (January 2026). In NN1, 87.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire)
- Centre: 52.2374, -0.8946

Council: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Northampton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/northampton-north): Lucy Rigby (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.8946,52.2374,NN11QW

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn1-1qw.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn1-1qw