# NN5 5AX: area report for a postcode in West Northamptonshire

NN5 5AX 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 NN5 5AX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) › [NN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn5) › [NN5 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn5-5)

## Around this postcode

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 10% on July. West Northamptonshire 033C: 243 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9240,52.2381,NN55AX
- **Northampton, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9240,52.2381,NN55AX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9240,52.2381,NN55AX
- **No property in NN5 5AX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.9240,52.2381,NN55AX
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, West Northamptonshire 033C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9240,52.2381,NN55AX
- **£289,726 average price**: For the whole of West Northamptonshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9240,52.2381,NN55AX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9240,52.2381,NN55AX
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9240,52.2381,NN55AX
- **97.1% can get gigabit broadband at NN5 5AX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9240,52.2381,NN55AX
- **Low road and rail noise at NN5 5AX**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9240,52.2381,NN55AX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 6 of 6**: 30% or more 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=-0.9240,52.2381,NN55AX
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9240,52.2381,NN55AX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St James Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e141724) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lyncrest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyncrest-primary-school-e121922) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Millway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millway-primary-school-e122086) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chiltern Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-primary-school-e121924) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/briar-hill-primary-school-and-nursery-e138917) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Upton Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/upton-meadows-primary-school-e145634) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Earl Spencer Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earl-spencer-primary-school-e121912) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families](https://openindex.co.uk/school/camrose-early-years-centre-for-children-and-families-e131151) | Nursery | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2025 | £182,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £292,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| February 2024 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| December 2025 | £208,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| May 2025 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (630 m); BOOTS (720 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (460 m); TAILORED DENTAL CARE (460 m); DENTAL SURGERY (640 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Weedon Road (460 m, Aldi); Lidl Duston Northampton (640 m, Lidl); Iceland Harlestone Rd (680 m, Iceland); M&S Sixfields Northampton SF (730 m, Marks and Spencer); Farmfoods Duston Northampton (730 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 033C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.7** (2025). West Northamptonshire 033C has a deprivation score of 15.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,140th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Northamptonshire 033C was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 7,875th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,099** (2021). West Northamptonshire 033C had 2,099 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,942nd 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: 97.8%** (January 2026). In West Northamptonshire 033C, 97.8% 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.

## NN5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NN5 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: 45,643** (2021). NN5 had 45,643 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 292nd 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 NN5 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 NN5, 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: 52.2381, -0.9240

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), 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=-0.9240,52.2381,NN55AX

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