# NN8 2EQ: area report for a postcode in North Northamptonshire

NN8 2EQ 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 2EQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) › [NN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn8) › [NN8 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn8-2)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 60% on July. North Northamptonshire 040B: 77 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6777,52.2883,NN82EQ
- **Wellingborough, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6777,52.2883,NN82EQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6777,52.2883,NN82EQ
- **No property in NN8 2EQ 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=-0.6777,52.2883,NN82EQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, North Northamptonshire 040B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6777,52.2883,NN82EQ
- **£252,884 average price**: For the whole of North Northamptonshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6777,52.2883,NN82EQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6777,52.2883,NN82EQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6777,52.2883,NN82EQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NN8 2EQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6777,52.2883,NN82EQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at NN8 2EQ**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6777,52.2883,NN82EQ
- **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=-0.6777,52.2883,NN82EQ
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6777,52.2883,NN82EQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wrenn School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wrenn-school-e139961) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wellingborough School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wellingborough-school-e122131) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-ceva-primary-school-and-nursery-e121998) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Friars Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/friars-academy-e140277) | Special | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [Warwick Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warwick-academy-e146413) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Refocus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/refocus-e148756) | Independent | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £84,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £208,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (640 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Wellingborough Superstore (540 m, Tesco); M&S Wellingborough SF (780 m, Marks and Spencer); Lidl Little Irchester Wellingborough (800 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £252,884** (August 2026). North Northamptonshire’s average house price was £252,884 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.7×** (2025). A home in North Northamptonshire costs 6.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 147th most 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: 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 040B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). North Northamptonshire 040B has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,023rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Northamptonshire 040B was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 9,437th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,658** (2021). North Northamptonshire 040B had 1,658 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,300th 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: 93.5%** (January 2026). In North Northamptonshire 040B, 93.5% 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: 52.2883, -0.6777

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), 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=-0.6777,52.2883,NN82EQ

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