NN3 3RL

Headlands · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Northampton
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Northampton North
Postcode district
NN3
Postcode sector
NN3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN3 3SA 74 m
NN3 3RJ 103 m
NN3 3RN 114 m
NN3 8JT 125 m
NN3 3RW 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN3 3RL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN3
Postcode sector
NN3 3
Latitude
52.265413
Longitude
-0.844480
British National Grid easting
478,954
British National Grid northing
263,655

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
E00138292
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 012C · E01027182
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 012 · E02005655

Postcode source versions

Explore NN3

40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
19, Paxton Road, Northampton, NN3 3RL 18 December 2025 £275,000
5, Paxton Road, Northampton, NN3 3RL 7 November 2025 £475,000
4, Paxton Road, Northampton, NN3 3RL 3 July 2025 £440,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
41
Secondary
9
  1. The Arbours Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    330 m
  2. Northampton College

    Further education

    368 m
  3. St Gregory's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    583 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,895
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,121
  • Anti social behaviour 472
  • Vehicle crime 237
  • Criminal damage and arson 200
  • Public order 175

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
105

55 female, 50 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
3.3
NN3 3 residents
10,227

Age bands in NN3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,533 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

858 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

2,018 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,557 residents

Age 65 and over
25.9%

2,437 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NN3 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

19

within 5 km

  • DR ABBAS

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

    ODS code K83618

    393 m

  • MAYFIELD SURGERY

    BILLING BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8DW

    ODS code K83076

    393 m

  • WOODVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLMECROSS ROAD, THORPLANDS, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8AW

    ODS code K83040

    406 m

  • 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

    2.0 km

  • MOULTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83009

    2.4 km

  • GREENVIEW SURGERY

    129 HAZELDENE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7PB

    ODS code K83077

    2.7 km

  • COUNTY SURGERY

    202-204 ABINGTON AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4QA

    ODS code K83056

    2.7 km

  • THE CRESCENT MEDICAL CTR.

    2 THE CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4SB

    ODS code K83050

    2.7 km

  • KING EDWARD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83012

    2.9 km

  • BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    ECTON BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 5EN

    ODS code K83048

    2.9 km

  • ABINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83029

    3.1 km

  • KINGSTHORPE MEDICAL CTR.

    EASTERN AVENUE SOUTH, KINGSLEY, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7JN

    ODS code K83035

    3.3 km

  • THE PINES SURGERY

    HARBOROUGH ROAD NORTH, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 8LL

    ODS code K83008

    4.0 km

  • LANGHAM PLACE SURGERY

    11 LANGHAM PLACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AA

    ODS code K83027

    4.1 km

  • QUEENSVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6LS

    ODS code K83003

    4.2 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

    4.4 km

  • MAPLE ACCESS PARTNERSHIP LLP

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

    ODS code K83621

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Paxton Road

    BCT · Boothville

    0.1 miles
  • Paxton Road

    BCT · Boothville

    0.1 miles
  • Burrows Court

    BCT · Lumbertubs

    0.1 miles
  • Burrows Court

    BCT · Lumbertubs

    0.2 miles
  • Northampton College

    BCT · Boothville

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 012C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,650 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £310,000 from 6 recorded sales in NN3 3RL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Northamptonshire is £292,754 in June 2026, up 2.5% year on year.

Schools

74 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 9 secondary schools. The Arbours Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 330 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,895 published events cover 12 months, averaging 241.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,121 events.

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