Schools
89 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 8 secondary schools. WiEducate LTD is the nearest published school at 224 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
NN1 5AL
Castle · West Northamptonshire · England
Updated September 2026
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- Post town
- Northampton
- Ward
- Castle
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Postcode district
- NN1
- Postcode sector
- NN1 5
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- NN1 5AL
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 January 1980
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- NN
- Postcode district
- NN1
- Postcode sector
- NN1 5
- Latitude
- 52.237903
- Longitude
- -0.887664
- British National Grid easting
- 476,054
- British National Grid northing
- 260,549
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- East Midlands · E12000004
- Local authority district
- West Northamptonshire · E06000062
- Electoral ward
- Castle · E05015983
- Parish or community
- E04013033
- Westminster constituency
- Northampton North · E14001406
- Output area
- E00169271
- Lower layer super output area
- West Northamptonshire 034D · E01035417
- Middle layer super output area
- West Northamptonshire 034 · E02005674
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore NN1
Property
1 recorded
sale at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1, Billing Road, Northampton, NN1 5AL | 21 March 2017 | £525,000 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 89
- Primary
- 54
- Secondary
- 8
- 224 m
WiEducate LTD
Special post 16 institution
- 341 m
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire
Other independent special school
- 557 m
Vernon Terrace Primary School
Community school
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 9,629
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 3,369
- Anti social behaviour 1,292
- Shoplifting 823
- Public order 706
- Other theft 657
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- Not supplied
- Postcode households
- Not supplied
- Residents per household
- Not available
- NN1 5 residents
- 9,593
Age bands in NN1 5
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 14.7%
- Age 15 to 24
- 20.6%
- Age 25 to 44
- 32.6%
- Age 45 to 64
- 21%
- Age 65 and over
- 11%
1,390 residents
1,946 residents
3,077 residents
1,978 residents
1,038 residents
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
22
within 5 km
MAPLE ACCESS PARTNERSHIP LLP
MAPLE HOUSE, 17-19 HAZELWOOD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 1LG
ODS code K83621
255 m
THE MOUNTS MEDICAL CENTRE
CAMPBELL STREET, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 3DS
ODS code K83025
814 m
LEICESTER TCE HEALTHCARE CTR
7-8 LEICESTER TERRACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AL
ODS code K83014
1.1 km
LANGHAM PLACE SURGERY
11 LANGHAM PLACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AA
ODS code K83027
1.2 km
ABINGTON PARK SURGERY
CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE, ARDINGTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 5LT
ODS code K83029
1.4 km
COUNTY SURGERY
202-204 ABINGTON AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4QA
ODS code K83056
1.5 km
KING EDWARD ROAD SURGERY
CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE, KING EDWARD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 5LY
ODS code K83012
1.6 km
THE CRESCENT MEDICAL CTR.
2 THE CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4SB
ODS code K83050
1.6 km
QUEENSVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE
THORNTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6LS
ODS code K83003
2.0 km
ABINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE
51A BEECH AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2JG
ODS code K83043
2.3 km
KINGSTHORPE MEDICAL CTR.
EASTERN AVENUE SOUTH, KINGSLEY, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7JN
ODS code K83035
2.3 km
ELEANOR CROSS HEALTHCARE
DELAPRE MEDICAL CENTRE, GLOUCESTER AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 8QF
ODS code K83010
2.3 km
GREENVIEW SURGERY
129 HAZELDENE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7PB
ODS code K83077
2.3 km
PARK AVE MED CNT & KINGS HEATH PRACTICE
166-168 PARK AVENUE NORTH, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2HZ
ODS code K83042
2.5 km
PENVALE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE
HARDWICK ROAD, EAST HUNSBURY, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 0GP
ODS code Y08368
3.0 km
ST LUKES PRIMARY CARE CENTRE
TIMKEN WAY SOUTH, DUSTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 6FR
ODS code K83041
3.7 km
DANES CAMP MEDICAL CENTRE
ROWTREE ROAD, EAST HUNSBURY, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 0NY
ODS code K83610
3.8 km
WOOTTON MEDICAL CENTRE
36-38 HIGH STREET, WOOTTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 6LW
ODS code K83055
4.0 km
THE PINES SURGERY
HARBOROUGH ROAD NORTH, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 8LL
ODS code K83008
4.0 km
DR ABBAS
WESTON FAVELL P/C CENTRE, BILLING BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8DW
ODS code K83618
4.6 km
Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.
Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.
Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Nearby transport
- 0.0 miles
General Hospital
BCT · Northampton
- 0.0 miles
General Hospital
BCT · Northampton
- 0.1 miles
Abington Square
BCT · Northampton
- 0.2 miles
Abington Square
BCT · Northampton
- 0.2 miles
Lower Mounts
BCT · Northampton
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 034D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.
Overall IMD decile
4 of 10
Overall England rank
10,350 of 33,755
- Income
- 7 of 10
- Employment
- 5 of 10
- Education and skills
- 4 of 10
- Health and disability
- 3 of 10
- Crime
- 1 of 10
- Housing and services
- 3 of 10
- Living environment
- 3 of 10
These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.
Evidence in context
Recorded crime
9,629 published events cover 12 months, averaging 802.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,369 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.