# NN1 5HX: area report for a postcode in West Northamptonshire

NN1 5HX 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 5HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) › [NN1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn1) › [NN1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **172 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 31% on July. West Northamptonshire 031D: 212 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8838,52.2408,NN15HX
- **Northampton, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8838,52.2408,NN15HX
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8838,52.2408,NN15HX
- **No property in NN1 5HX 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=-0.8838,52.2408,NN15HX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, West Northamptonshire 031D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8838,52.2408,NN15HX
- **£291,929 average price**: For the whole of West Northamptonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8838,52.2408,NN15HX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8838,52.2408,NN15HX
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8838,52.2408,NN15HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NN1 5HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8838,52.2408,NN15HX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NN1 5HX**: Road 63 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8838,52.2408,NN15HX
- **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=-0.8838,52.2408,NN15HX
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8838,52.2408,NN15HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Vernon Terrace Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vernon-terrace-primary-school-e121920) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [WiEducate LTD](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wieducate-ltd-e151691) | Special | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Stimpson Avenue Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stimpson-avenue-academy-e140628) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 58% 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 | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Barry Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barry-primary-school-e121939) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Horizons Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-horizons-academy-e150717) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), November 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Castle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-academy-e140362) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £202,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2025 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £101,250 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £228,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2024 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| October 2023 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MAPLE ACCESS PARTNERSHIP LLP (650 m); THE MOUNTS MEDICAL CENTRE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (720 m); SAGE PHARMACY (720 m); BOOTS (890 m); MOUNTS HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (930 m); REGENT PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: THE BILLING ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (360 m); DELAPRE DENTAL CARE (380 m); DENTAL SURGERY (410 m); ABINGTON DENTAL PRACTICE (420 m); CLIFTONVILLE DENTAL CARE (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Northampton St Edmunds Express (100 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Wellingborough Road Local (390 m, Sainsburys); M&S Northampton Hospital SF (530 m, Marks and Spencer); Aldi Earl Street Northampton (550 m, Aldi); Co-op Barry Road (690 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 031D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.5** (2025). West Northamptonshire 031D has a deprivation score of 29.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,491st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Northamptonshire 031D was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 5,597th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,391** (2021). West Northamptonshire 031D had 2,391 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,511th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In West Northamptonshire 031D, 99.2% 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: 52.2408, -0.8838

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=-0.8838,52.2408,NN15HX

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