# NN3 2RQ: area report for a postcode in West Northamptonshire

NN3 2RQ 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 NN3 2RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) › [NN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn3) › [NN3 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn3-2)

## Around this postcode

- **39 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. West Northamptonshire 017D: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8610,52.2590,NN32RQ
- **Northampton, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8610,52.2590,NN32RQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8610,52.2590,NN32RQ
- **No property in NN3 2RQ 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=-0.8610,52.2590,NN32RQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, West Northamptonshire 017D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8610,52.2590,NN32RQ
- **£289,726 average price**: For the whole of West Northamptonshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8610,52.2590,NN32RQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8610,52.2590,NN32RQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8610,52.2590,NN32RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NN3 2RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8610,52.2590,NN32RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NN3 2RQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8610,52.2590,NN32RQ
- **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=-0.8610,52.2590,NN32RQ
- **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=-0.8610,52.2590,NN32RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eastfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastfield-academy-e138423) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Headlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/headlands-primary-school-e138954) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Gregory's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-gregorys-catholic-primary-school-e142733) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cedar Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cedar-road-primary-school-e138160) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northampton College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northampton-college-e130769) | Sixth form and further education | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Weston Favell Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weston-favell-academy-e136948) | Secondary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Weston Favell CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weston-favell-cofe-primary-school-e138956) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingsley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsley-primary-school-e144683) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £243,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| April 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PARK AVE MED CNT & KINGS HEATH PRACTICE (680 m); ABINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (720 m)
- Pharmacies: PARK AVENUE PHARMACY (680 m); ABINGTON PHARMACY (720 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Bushland Road (530 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Birchfield Road (790 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Kingsley Park Northampton (820 m, Morrisons); Tesco Spinny Hill Express (870 m, Tesco)

## 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 017D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.5** (2025). West Northamptonshire 017D has a deprivation score of 25.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,757th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,791** (2021). West Northamptonshire 017D had 1,791 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,136th 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: 98.5%** (January 2026). In West Northamptonshire 017D, 98.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.9%** (August 2026). In West Northamptonshire 017D, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## NN3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NN3 was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 895th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 76,925** (2021). NN3 had 76,925 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 29th 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 NN3 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In NN3, 99.3% 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: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire)
- Centre: 52.2590, -0.8610

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)
- [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=-0.8610,52.2590,NN32RQ

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