# NN5 6HG: area report for a postcode in West Northamptonshire

NN5 6HG 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 6HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) › [NN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn5) › [NN5 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn5-6)

## Around this postcode

- **47 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. West Northamptonshire 028D: 119 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9443,52.2410,NN56HG
- **Northampton, 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9443,52.2410,NN56HG
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9443,52.2410,NN56HG
- **No property in NN5 6HG 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=-0.9443,52.2410,NN56HG
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, West Northamptonshire 028D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9443,52.2410,NN56HG
- **£291,929 average price**: For the whole of West Northamptonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9443,52.2410,NN56HG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9443,52.2410,NN56HG
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9443,52.2410,NN56HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NN5 6HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9443,52.2410,NN56HG
- **Low road and rail noise at NN5 6HG**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9443,52.2410,NN56HG
- **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=-0.9443,52.2410,NN56HG
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9443,52.2410,NN56HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Millway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millway-primary-school-e122086) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Luke's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-church-of-england-primary-school-e143467) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Upton Meadows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/upton-meadows-primary-school-e145634) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Quinton House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/quinton-house-school-e122137) | Independent | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Hopping Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hopping-hill-primary-school-e121927) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lyncrest Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyncrest-primary-school-e121922) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Duston School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-duston-school-e138214) | All-through | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chiltern Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-primary-school-e121924) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £282,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2024 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £510,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ST LUKES PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (540 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (540 m); BOOTS (700 m); TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Weedon Rd (500 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Northampton - Upton Place (560 m, The Co-operative Group); M&S Sixfields Northampton SF (700 m, Marks and Spencer); Lidl Duston Northampton (780 m, Lidl); M&S Upton Way Northampton BP (820 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 028D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.5** (2025). West Northamptonshire 028D has a deprivation score of 8.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Northamptonshire 028D was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 15,380th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,474** (2021). West Northamptonshire 028D had 2,474 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,106th 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In West Northamptonshire 028D, 98.0% 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: 52.2410, -0.9443

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=-0.9443,52.2410,NN56HG

## How to cite

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