# NN8 5QN: area report for a postcode in North Northamptonshire

NN8 5QN 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 5QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) › [NN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn8) › [NN8 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn8-5)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. North Northamptonshire 029E: 24 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.7157,52.3120,NN85QN
- **Wellingborough, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.7157,52.3120,NN85QN
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.7157,52.3120,NN85QN
- **No property in NN8 5QN 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=-0.7157,52.3120,NN85QN
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, North Northamptonshire 029E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.7157,52.3120,NN85QN
- **£257,807 average price**: For the whole of North Northamptonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.7157,52.3120,NN85QN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.7157,52.3120,NN85QN
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.7157,52.3120,NN85QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NN8 5QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.7157,52.3120,NN85QN
- **Low road and rail noise at NN8 5QN**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.7157,52.3120,NN85QN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-0.7157,52.3120,NN85QN
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.7157,52.3120,NN85QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Redwell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redwell-primary-school-e148611) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Olympic Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/olympic-primary-e146415) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Glenvale Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-glenvale-church-of-england-primary-school-e151096) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), September 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Weavers Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/weavers-academy-e139819) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/freemans-endowed-church-of-england-junior-academy-e139461) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir Christopher Hatton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-christopher-hatton-academy-e137912) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 48.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Barnabas Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-barnabas-church-of-england-school-e141230) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | – |
| [Oakway Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakway-academy-e140853) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £243,148 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2025 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £220,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2023 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2023 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: QUEENSWAY MEDICAL CENTRE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS (240 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (810 m); REDHILL PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: REDHILL DENTAL CARE (990 m); DENTAL AURA (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Bushfield Centre Express (270 m, Tesco); Co-op Olympic Way (750 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Glenvale Park, Wellingborough (750 m, Heart of England Co-operative); Co-op Northern Way (980 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 029E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.5** (2025). North Northamptonshire 029E has a deprivation score of 5.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,362nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £325,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Northamptonshire 029E was £325,000 in 2025. Joint 13,409th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,878** (2021). North Northamptonshire 029E had 1,878 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,719th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In North Northamptonshire 029E, 100.0% 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.

## 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: 52.3120, -0.7157

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=-0.7157,52.3120,NN85QN

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