# NN4 8BQ: area report for a postcode in West Northamptonshire

NN4 8BQ 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 NN4 8BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) › [NN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn4) › [NN4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. West Northamptonshire 041A: 132 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9006,52.2132,NN48BQ
- **Northampton, 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9006,52.2132,NN48BQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9006,52.2132,NN48BQ
- **No property in NN4 8BQ 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=-0.9006,52.2132,NN48BQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, West Northamptonshire 041A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9006,52.2132,NN48BQ
- **£291,929 average price**: For the whole of West Northamptonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9006,52.2132,NN48BQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9006,52.2132,NN48BQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9006,52.2132,NN48BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NN4 8BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9006,52.2132,NN48BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NN4 8BQ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9006,52.2132,NN48BQ
- **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=-0.9006,52.2132,NN48BQ
- **13.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9006,52.2132,NN48BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wootton Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wootton-park-school-e142869) | All-through | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Overstone Gate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/overstone-gate-primary-school-e151724) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Abbey Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-abbey-primary-school-e144173) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbeyfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbeyfield-school-e138858) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 44.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Simon de Senlis Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/simon-de-senlis-primary-school-e141921) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gloucester Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gloucester-nursery-school-e121785) | Nursery | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [East Hunsbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-hunsbury-primary-school-e145206) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northampton High School GDST](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northampton-high-school-gdst-e122144) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2024 | £239,995 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2024 | £236,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PENVALE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (170 m); ELEANOR CROSS HEALTHCARE (720 m); DANES CAMP MEDICAL CENTRE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: CHEMIST NEAR ME (720 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (760 m); UNIDRUG DISPENSING CHEMIST (950 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Wootton (680 m, Waitrose); Tesco Northampton South Extra (760 m, Tesco); Tesco East Hunsbury Express (950 m, Tesco)

## 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 041A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.8** (2025). West Northamptonshire 041A has a deprivation score of 9.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,504th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Northamptonshire 041A was £270,000 in 2025. Joint 13,365th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,679** (2021). West Northamptonshire 041A had 1,679 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,408th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In West Northamptonshire 041A, 99.7% 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.

## NN4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NN4 was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 1,022nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 52,129** (2021). NN4 had 52,129 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 171st 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: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in NN4 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In NN4, 98.3% 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: 52.2132, -0.9006

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

## Your MP

- [Northampton South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/northampton-south): Mike Reader (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=-0.9006,52.2132,NN48BQ

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