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

NN5 5EH 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 5EH 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

- **80 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. West Northamptonshire 033A: 171 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9118,52.2398,NN55EH
- **Northampton, 440 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9118,52.2398,NN55EH
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9118,52.2398,NN55EH
- **92 of 115 properties in NN5 5EH at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 23 at very low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.9118,52.2398,NN55EH
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, West Northamptonshire 033A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9118,52.2398,NN55EH
- **£289,726 average price**: For the whole of West Northamptonshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9118,52.2398,NN55EH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9118,52.2398,NN55EH
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9118,52.2398,NN55EH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NN5 5EH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9118,52.2398,NN55EH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NN5 5EH**: Road 55 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9118,52.2398,NN55EH
- **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=-0.9118,52.2398,NN55EH
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9118,52.2398,NN55EH

## 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 | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Spring Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spring-lane-primary-school-e138493) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Horizons Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-horizons-academy-e150717) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), November 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Castle Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-academy-e140362) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Earl Spencer Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earl-spencer-primary-school-e121912) | Primary | 1 km (13 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 | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Northampton International Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northampton-international-academy-e142485) | All-through | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lyncrest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyncrest-primary-school-e121922) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £252,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| November 2025 | £193,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2023 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2023 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £142,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £158,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Northampton (430 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (240 m); MEDICINA PHARMACY.CO.UK (820 m); REGENT PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (500 m); TAILORED DENTAL CARE (500 m); DENTAL SURGERY (510 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Duston Northampton (140 m, Farmfoods); Iceland Harlestone Rd (210 m, Iceland); Spar - Westbridge (410 m, Spar); Lidl Central Northampton Northampton (970 m, Lidl)

## 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 033A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.6** (2025). West Northamptonshire 033A has a deprivation score of 31.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,522nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £196,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Northamptonshire 033A was £196,250 in 2025. Joint 6,285th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,959** (2021). West Northamptonshire 033A had 1,959 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,013th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In West Northamptonshire 033A, 99.8% 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: 52.2398, -0.9118

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=-0.9118,52.2398,NN55EH

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