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NN3 4NJ

Blackthorn & Rectory Farm · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Northampton South
Postcode district
NN3
Postcode sector
NN3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN3 8NJ 0 m
NN3 8PZ 78 m
NN3 8ES 79 m
NN3 8UG 94 m
NN3 8XU 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN3 4NJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN3
Postcode sector
NN3 4
Latitude
52.269616
Longitude
-0.817669
British National Grid easting
480,776
British National Grid northing
264,152

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Electoral ward
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm · E05015978
Parish or community
E04013033
Westminster constituency
Northampton South · E14001407
Output area
E00138371
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 009D · E01027200
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 009 · E02005654

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
31
Secondary
8

  1. Blackthorn Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    288 m

  2. Greenfields Specialist School for Communication

    Academy special converter

    552 m

  3. Rectory Farm Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    570 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,436
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,019
  • Anti social behaviour 407
  • Criminal damage and arson 180
  • Vehicle crime 175
  • Shoplifting 157

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR ABBAS

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

    ODS code K83618

    1.6 km

  • MAYFIELD SURGERY

    BILLING BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8DW

    ODS code K83076

    1.6 km

  • WOODVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLMECROSS ROAD, THORPLANDS, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8AW

    ODS code K83040

    1.7 km

  • BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    ECTON BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 5EN

    ODS code K83048

    1.7 km

  • MOULTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83009

    3.0 km

  • ABINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    51A BEECH AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2JG

    ODS code K83043

    3.8 km

  • PARK AVE MED CNT & KINGS HEATH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K83042

    3.9 km

  • EARLS BARTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 AGGATE WAY, EARLS BARTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN6 0EU

    ODS code K83601

    4.1 km

  • KING EDWARD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83012

    4.5 km

  • COUNTY SURGERY

    202-204 ABINGTON AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4QA

    ODS code K83056

    4.5 km

  • THE CRESCENT MEDICAL CTR.

    2 THE CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4SB

    ODS code K83050

    4.5 km

  • GREENVIEW SURGERY

    129 HAZELDENE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7PB

    ODS code K83077

    4.6 km

  • ABINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83029

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Shire Place

    BCT · Overstone Lodge

    0.1 miles

  • Dryleys Court

    BCT · Goldings

    0.1 miles

  • Shire Place

    BCT · Overstone Lodge

    0.1 miles

  • Spinneyside Walk

    BCT · Blackthorn

    0.2 miles

  • Dryleys Court

    BCT · Goldings

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 009D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,854 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. Blackthorn Primary School is the nearest published school at 288 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,436 published events cover 12 months, averaging 203 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,019 events.

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