# NN8 1RQ: area report for a postcode in North Northamptonshire

NN8 1RQ is a postcode in North 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 North Northamptonshire. Open the map at NN8 1RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) › [NN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn8) › [NN8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. North Northamptonshire 030D: 120 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6469,52.3088,NN81RQ
- **Wellingborough, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6469,52.3088,NN81RQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6469,52.3088,NN81RQ
- **No property in NN8 1RQ 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=-0.6469,52.3088,NN81RQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, North Northamptonshire 030D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6469,52.3088,NN81RQ
- **£257,807 average price**: For the whole of North Northamptonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6469,52.3088,NN81RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6469,52.3088,NN81RQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6469,52.3088,NN81RQ
- **No gigabit broadband at NN8 1RQ**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6469,52.3088,NN81RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NN8 1RQ**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6469,52.3088,NN81RQ
- **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=-0.6469,52.3088,NN81RQ
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6469,52.3088,NN81RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stanton Cross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanton-cross-primary-school-e149074) | Primary | 1 km (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £257,807** (July 2026). North Northamptonshire’s average house price was £257,807 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,951** (2025). Full-time workers living in North Northamptonshire earned a median of £37,951 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 155th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.8×** (2025). A home in North Northamptonshire costs 6.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 148th most 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: 18.5** (2025). North Northamptonshire has a deprivation score of 18.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 140th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## North Northamptonshire 030D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.0** (2025). North Northamptonshire 030D has a deprivation score of 18.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,319th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £307,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Northamptonshire 030D was £307,500 in 2025. Joint 14,940th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,501** (2021). North Northamptonshire 030D had 1,501 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,299th least 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: 95.5%** (January 2026). In North Northamptonshire 030D, 95.5% 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.

## NN8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £270,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NN8 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: 55,201** (2021). NN8 had 55,201 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 131st 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: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in NN8 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 NN8, 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: [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire)
- Centre: 52.3088, -0.6469

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

## Your MP

- [Wellingborough and Rushden](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wellingborough-and-rushden): Gen Kitchen (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=-0.6469,52.3088,NN81RQ

## How to cite

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