# NN3 6HL: area report for a postcode in West Northamptonshire

NN3 6HL 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 6HL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) › [NN3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn3) › [NN3 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn3-6)

## Around this postcode

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. West Northamptonshire 012A: 118 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.8593,52.2677,NN36HL
- **Northampton, 4.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.8593,52.2677,NN36HL
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.8593,52.2677,NN36HL
- **No property in NN3 6HL 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=-0.8593,52.2677,NN36HL
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, West Northamptonshire 012A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.8593,52.2677,NN36HL
- **£291,929 average price**: For the whole of West Northamptonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.8593,52.2677,NN36HL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.8593,52.2677,NN36HL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.8593,52.2677,NN36HL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NN3 6HL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.8593,52.2677,NN36HL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NN3 6HL**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.8593,52.2677,NN36HL
- **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=-0.8593,52.2677,NN36HL
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.8593,52.2677,NN36HL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Thomas Becket Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-becket-catholic-school-e142747) | Secondary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Boothville Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/boothville-primary-school-e121931) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parklands Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parklands-nursery-school-e121788) | Nursery | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, June 2025 | – |
| [Parklands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parklands-primary-school-e146283) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 87% 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 | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [On Track Education Northampton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/on-track-education-northampton-e136227) | Special | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Northampton College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northampton-college-e130769) | Sixth form and further education | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Eastfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastfield-academy-e138423) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2024 | £218,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2023 | £142,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £217,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2024 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: PARKLANDS PHARMACY (350 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Spinny Hill Express (350 m, Tesco); Lidl Kettering Road (460 m, Lidl)

## 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 012A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.7** (2025). West Northamptonshire 012A has a deprivation score of 23.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,951st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £266,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Northamptonshire 012A was £266,250 in 2025. Joint 13,153rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,625** (2021). West Northamptonshire 012A had 1,625 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,902nd 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In West Northamptonshire 012A, 99.5% 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.

## 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: 52.2677, -0.8593

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=-0.8593,52.2677,NN36HL

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