# NN1 4RQ: area report for a postcode in West Northamptonshire

NN1 4RQ 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 4RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) › [NN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn1) › [NN1 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn1-4)

## Around this postcode

- **73 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 1% on July. West Northamptonshire 019B: 68 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8714,52.2510,NN14RQ
- **Northampton, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8714,52.2510,NN14RQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8714,52.2510,NN14RQ
- **No property in NN1 4RQ 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=-0.8714,52.2510,NN14RQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, West Northamptonshire 019B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8714,52.2510,NN14RQ
- **£291,929 average price**: For the whole of West Northamptonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8714,52.2510,NN14RQ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8714,52.2510,NN14RQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8714,52.2510,NN14RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NN1 4RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8714,52.2510,NN14RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NN1 4RQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8714,52.2510,NN14RQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-0.8714,52.2510,NN14RQ
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8714,52.2510,NN14RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cedar Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cedar-road-primary-school-e138160) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wallace Road Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wallace-road-nursery-school-e121786) | Nursery | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Stimpson Avenue Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stimpson-avenue-academy-e140628) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingsley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsley-primary-school-e144683) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barry Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barry-primary-school-e121939) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fairfields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfields-school-e122160) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | – |
| [Eastfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastfield-academy-e138423) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northampton School for Boys](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northampton-school-for-boys-e136299) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 59.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| March 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £585,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £292,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: COUNTY SURGERY (290 m); THE CRESCENT MEDICAL CTR. (350 m); ABINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (450 m); PARK AVE MED CNT & KINGS HEATH PRACTICE (770 m); KING EDWARD ROAD SURGERY (980 m)
- Pharmacies: ABINGTON PHARMACY (450 m); ALLISON'S CHEMIST (470 m); WEST CHEMIST (540 m); PARK AVENUE PHARMACY (770 m); SAGE PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: WANTAGE ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (440 m); DENTAL SURGERY (450 m); DENTAL SURGERY (700 m); KINGSLEY ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (720 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (CHICHELE HOUSE) (720 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Abington Ave Northampton BP (220 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Birchfield Road (440 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Kingsley Park Express (470 m, Tesco); Tesco Northampton Abington Esso Express (720 m, Tesco); Morrisons Kingsley Park Northampton (890 m, Morrisons)

## 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 019B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.8** (2025). West Northamptonshire 019B has a deprivation score of 10.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,668th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £272,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Northamptonshire 019B was £272,750 in 2025. Joint 13,731st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,786** (2021). West Northamptonshire 019B had 1,786 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,320th most 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In West Northamptonshire 019B, 99.7% 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: 52.2510, -0.8714

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)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-0.8714,52.2510,NN14RQ

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