NN3 1AJ

Headlands · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Northampton North
Postcode district
NN3
Postcode sector
NN3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN3 6AJ 0 m
NN3 6JF 94 m
NN3 6JY 96 m
NN3 6JX 134 m
NN3 6AE 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN3 1AJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN3
Postcode sector
NN3 1
Latitude
52.270449
Longitude
-0.850065
British National Grid easting
478,564
British National Grid northing
264,209

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Electoral ward
Headlands · E05015993
Parish or community
E04013033
Westminster constituency
Northampton North · E14001406
Output area
E00138269
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 012D · E01027183
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 012 · E02005655

Postcode source versions

Explore NN3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
41
Secondary
9
  1. Boothville Primary School

    Community school

    302 m
  2. Thorplands Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    691 m
  3. Northampton College

    Further education

    764 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,462
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 969
  • Anti social behaviour 408
  • Vehicle crime 203
  • Criminal damage and arson 175
  • Public order 149

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

19

within 5 km

  • WOODVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLMECROSS ROAD, THORPLANDS, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8AW

    ODS code K83040

    592 m

  • DR ABBAS

    WESTON FAVELL P/C CENTRE, BILLING BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8DW

    ODS code K83618

    646 m

  • MAYFIELD SURGERY

    BILLING BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8DW

    ODS code K83076

    646 m

  • MOULTON SURGERY

    120 NORTHAMPTON LANE NORTH, MOULTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 7QP

    ODS code K83009

    1.7 km

  • PARK AVE MED CNT & KINGS HEATH PRACTICE

    166-168 PARK AVENUE NORTH, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2HZ

    ODS code K83042

    2.0 km

  • ABINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    51A BEECH AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2JG

    ODS code K83043

    2.2 km

  • GREENVIEW SURGERY

    129 HAZELDENE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7PB

    ODS code K83077

    2.6 km

  • THE CRESCENT MEDICAL CTR.

    2 THE CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4SB

    ODS code K83050

    2.9 km

  • COUNTY SURGERY

    202-204 ABINGTON AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4QA

    ODS code K83056

    2.9 km

  • KINGSTHORPE MEDICAL CTR.

    EASTERN AVENUE SOUTH, KINGSLEY, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7JN

    ODS code K83035

    3.2 km

  • KING EDWARD ROAD SURGERY

    CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE, KING EDWARD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 5LY

    ODS code K83012

    3.3 km

  • ABINGTON PARK SURGERY

    CHRISTCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE, ARDINGTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 5LT

    ODS code K83029

    3.5 km

  • BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    ECTON BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 5EN

    ODS code K83048

    3.5 km

  • THE PINES SURGERY

    HARBOROUGH ROAD NORTH, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 8LL

    ODS code K83008

    3.6 km

  • QUEENSVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6LS

    ODS code K83003

    4.1 km

  • LANGHAM PLACE SURGERY

    11 LANGHAM PLACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AA

    ODS code K83027

    4.1 km

  • LEICESTER TCE HEALTHCARE CTR

    7-8 LEICESTER TERRACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AL

    ODS code K83014

    4.2 km

  • THE MOUNTS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CAMPBELL STREET, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 3DS

    ODS code K83025

    4.5 km

  • MAPLE ACCESS PARTNERSHIP LLP

    MAPLE HOUSE, 17-19 HAZELWOOD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 1LG

    ODS code K83621

    4.7 km

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

  • Lumbertubs PH

    BCT · Boothville

    0.1 miles
  • Queenswood Avenue

    BCT · Boothville

    0.2 miles
  • Lumbertubs PH

    BCT · Boothville

    0.2 miles
  • Queenswood Avenue

    BCT · Boothville

    0.2 miles
  • Lumbertubs Lane

    BCT · Boothville

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 012D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,617 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Schools

75 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 9 secondary schools. Boothville Primary School is the nearest published school at 302 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2,462 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 969 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.