# NN9 5QW: area report for a postcode in North Northamptonshire

NN9 5QW 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 NN9 5QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire) › [NN9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn9) › [NN9 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn9-5)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. North Northamptonshire 027E: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6223,52.3160,NN95QW
- **Wellingborough, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6223,52.3160,NN95QW
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6223,52.3160,NN95QW
- **No property in NN9 5QW 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=-0.6223,52.3160,NN95QW
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, North Northamptonshire 027E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6223,52.3160,NN95QW
- **£257,807 average price**: For the whole of North Northamptonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6223,52.3160,NN95QW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6223,52.3160,NN95QW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6223,52.3160,NN95QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NN9 5QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6223,52.3160,NN95QW
- **Low road and rail noise at NN9 5QW**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6223,52.3160,NN95QW
- **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=-0.6223,52.3160,NN95QW
- **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=-0.6223,52.3160,NN95QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/irthlingborough-nursery-and-infant-school-e141909) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | – |
| [Irthlingborough Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/irthlingborough-junior-school-e141910) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Huxlow Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/huxlow-academy-e149433) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 39.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Henry Chichele Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/henry-chichele-primary-school-e133552) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £298,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £382,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2025 | £236,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £217,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2024 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## 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 027E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.5** (2025). North Northamptonshire 027E has a deprivation score of 7.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,634th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in North Northamptonshire 027E was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 13,841st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,817** (2021). North Northamptonshire 027E had 1,817 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,365th 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In North Northamptonshire 027E, 99.5% 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.

## NN9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NN9 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,488** (2021). NN9 had 28,488 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 998th 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: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in NN9 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: 96.4%** (January 2026). In NN9, 96.4% 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: 52.3160, -0.6223

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=-0.6223,52.3160,NN95QW

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