# NN16 8XW: area report for a postcode in North Northamptonshire

NN16 8XW is a postcode in North 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 North Northamptonshire. Open the map at NN16 8XW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) › [NN16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn16) › [NN16 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn16-8)

## Around this postcode

- **92 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. North Northamptonshire 017B: 83 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7201,52.4035,NN168XW
- **Kettering, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7201,52.4035,NN168XW
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7201,52.4035,NN168XW
- **No property in NN16 8XW 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=-0.7201,52.4035,NN168XW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, North Northamptonshire 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7201,52.4035,NN168XW
- **£252,884 average price**: For the whole of North Northamptonshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7201,52.4035,NN168XW
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7201,52.4035,NN168XW
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7201,52.4035,NN168XW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NN16 8XW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7201,52.4035,NN168XW
- **Low road and rail noise at NN16 8XW**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7201,52.4035,NN168XW
- **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=-0.7201,52.4035,NN168XW
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7201,52.4035,NN168XW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e139460) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kettering Park Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kettering-park-junior-academy-e144393) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kettering Park Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kettering-park-infant-academy-e144176) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Youth Works Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/youth-works-community-college-e144377) | Independent | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ronald Tree Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ronald-tree-nursery-school-e121782) | Nursery | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [St Andrew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-e140820) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kettering Science Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kettering-science-academy-e135967) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | Attainment 8 of 35.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Grange Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-primary-academy-e139585) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £170,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2024 | £140,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £64,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £157,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £99,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DRYLAND MEDICAL CENTRE (640 m); LINDEN MEDICAL GROUP (770 m); ESKDAILL MEDICAL (940 m); WEAVERS MEDICAL (940 m)
- Pharmacies: ELAN CHEMISTS (440 m); BOOTS (540 m); AN PATEL CHEMISTS (560 m); THURSFIELDS PHARMACY (590 m); SAGE PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: MONTAGU STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (410 m); KETTERING CENTRAL DENTAL SURGERY (540 m); THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE (580 m); THE DENTAL PRACTICE (590 m); KETTERING CENTRAL DENTAL PRACTICE (610 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Stamford Road Kettering (350 m, Central England Co-operative); Iceland Kettering (470 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Kettering (480 m, Sainsburys); Farmfoods Weekley Kettering (570 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Kettering Windmill Ave Esso Express (630 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £252,884** (August 2026). North Northamptonshire’s average house price was £252,884 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,951** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Northamptonshire earned a median of £37,951 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 155th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.7×** (2025). A home in North Northamptonshire costs 6.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 147th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.5** (2025). North Northamptonshire has a deprivation score of 18.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 140th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Northamptonshire 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.9** (2025). North Northamptonshire 017B has a deprivation score of 32.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,966th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £169,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Northamptonshire 017B was £169,000 in 2025. Joint 3,750th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,123** (2021). North Northamptonshire 017B had 2,123 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,651st 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In North Northamptonshire 017B, 97.6% 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.

## NN16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £205,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NN16 was £205,000 in 2025. Joint 421st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,842** (2021). NN16 had 32,842 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 758th 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 NN16 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In NN16, 95.3% 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: [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire)
- Centre: 52.4035, -0.7201

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

## Your MP

- [Kettering](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kettering): Rosie Wrighting (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), August 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=-0.7201,52.4035,NN168XW

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