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

NN2 6LQ 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 6LQ 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

- **107 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. West Northamptonshire 032C: 73 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9013,52.2455,NN26LQ
- **Northampton, 960 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9013,52.2455,NN26LQ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9013,52.2455,NN26LQ
- **No property in NN2 6LQ 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=-0.9013,52.2455,NN26LQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, West Northamptonshire 032C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9013,52.2455,NN26LQ
- **£291,929 average price**: For the whole of West Northamptonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9013,52.2455,NN26LQ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9013,52.2455,NN26LQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9013,52.2455,NN26LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NN2 6LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9013,52.2455,NN26LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NN2 6LQ**: Road 49 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9013,52.2455,NN26LQ
- **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=-0.9013,52.2455,NN26LQ
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9013,52.2455,NN26LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Northampton International Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northampton-international-academy-e142485) | All-through | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-academy-e140362) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hampton Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hampton-bridge-school-e151237) | Special | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bosworth Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bosworth-independent-school-e122149) | Independent | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [New Horizons Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-horizons-academy-e150717) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 470 m (6 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 | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 62% 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 | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Earl Spencer Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earl-spencer-primary-school-e121912) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £104,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £176,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2026 | £178,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2023 | £173,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2025 | £212,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £184,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Northampton (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LEICESTER TCE HEALTHCARE CTR (250 m); LANGHAM PLACE SURGERY (320 m); THE MOUNTS MEDICAL CENTRE (460 m); QUEENSVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE (880 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (210 m); MEDICINA PHARMACY.CO.UK (220 m); CHEMIST NEAR ME (230 m); REGENT PHARMACY (440 m); MOUNTS HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Semilong (160 m, The Co-operative Group); Aldi Earl Street Northampton (790 m, Aldi); Tesco Northampton Express (940 m, Tesco); Asda Northampton Thornton Supermarket (940 m, Asda)

## 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 032C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.1** (2025). West Northamptonshire 032C has a deprivation score of 29.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,704th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £178,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Northamptonshire 032C was £178,500 in 2025. Joint 4,565th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,133** (2021). West Northamptonshire 032C had 2,133 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,548th 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In West Northamptonshire 032C, 98.1% 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.

## 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: 52.2455, -0.9013

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=-0.9013,52.2455,NN26LQ

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