# NN2 6JB: area report for a postcode in West Northamptonshire

NN2 6JB 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 NN2 6JB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) › [NN2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn2) › [NN2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. West Northamptonshire 025C: 176 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8883,52.2513,NN26JB
- **Northampton, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8883,52.2513,NN26JB
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8883,52.2513,NN26JB
- **No property in NN2 6JB 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=-0.8883,52.2513,NN26JB
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, West Northamptonshire 025C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8883,52.2513,NN26JB
- **£289,726 average price**: For the whole of West Northamptonshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8883,52.2513,NN26JB
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8883,52.2513,NN26JB
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8883,52.2513,NN26JB
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.8883,52.2513,NN26JB
- **Low road and rail noise at NN2 6JB**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8883,52.2513,NN26JB
- **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=-0.8883,52.2513,NN26JB
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8883,52.2513,NN26JB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fairfields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfields-school-e122160) | Special | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | – |
| [Malcolm Arnold Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/malcolm-arnold-academy-e136201) | Secondary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/malcolm-arnold-preparatory-school-e140946) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 75% 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 | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Hampton Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-bridge-school-e151237) | Special | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bosworth Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bosworth-independent-school-e122149) | Independent | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Northampton International Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northampton-international-academy-e142485) | All-through | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wallace Road Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wallace-road-nursery-school-e121786) | Nursery | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £431,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| June 2025 | £590,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| January 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |
| November 2024 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 370 m |
| December 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| July 2024 | £259,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| June 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 430 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LANGHAM PLACE SURGERY (770 m); KINGSTHORPE MEDICAL CTR. (800 m); THE CRESCENT MEDICAL CTR. (820 m); LEICESTER TCE HEALTHCARE CTR (870 m); GREENVIEW SURGERY (880 m)
- Pharmacies: WEST CHEMIST (620 m); ALLISON'S CHEMIST (740 m); KINGSTHORPE PHARMACY (800 m); GREENVIEW PHARMACY (870 m); WELL (900 m)
- Dental practices: KINGSLEY ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (440 m); COLOSSEUM DENTAL (CHICHELE HOUSE) (440 m); MOOPEN DENTAL CARE (440 m); DENTAL SURGERY (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Kingsley Park Express (820 m, Tesco); Asda Northampton Thornton Supermarket (910 m, Asda); Co-op Semilong (940 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £289,726** (August 2026). West Northamptonshire’s average house price was £289,726 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.6×** (2025). A home in West Northamptonshire costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 156th least 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: 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 025C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.6** (2025). West Northamptonshire 025C has a deprivation score of 25.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,701st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £335,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Northamptonshire 025C was £335,000 in 2025. Joint 12,666th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,378** (2021). West Northamptonshire 025C had 1,378 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,278th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In West Northamptonshire 025C, 99.4% 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.

## NN2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NN2 was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 751st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,702** (2021). NN2 had 42,702 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 364th 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 NN2 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: 95.5%** (January 2026). In NN2, 95.5% 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: 52.2513, -0.8883

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), August 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=-0.8883,52.2513,NN26JB

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