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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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN3 5JX 61 m
NN3 5JJ 66 m
NN3 5JH 90 m
NN3 5LY 95 m
NN3 5JL 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN3 5NA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN3
Postcode sector
NN3 5
Latitude
52.268143
Longitude
-0.807098
British National Grid easting
481,500
British National Grid northing
264,000

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
E00138246
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 009A · E01027174
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
45
Primary
28
Secondary
6

  1. Rectory Farm Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    186 m

  2. Blackthorn Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    752 m

  3. Ecton Village Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,665
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 702
  • Anti social behaviour 266
  • Shoplifting 156
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Vehicle crime 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NN3 5 residents
9,833

Age bands in NN3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.7%

2,125 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

1,123 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.7%

2,810 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

2,341 residents

Age 65 and over
14.2%

1,395 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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    ECTON BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 5EN

    ODS code K83048

    1.3 km

  • DR ABBAS

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

    ODS code K83618

    2.3 km

  • MAYFIELD SURGERY

    BILLING BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8DW

    ODS code K83076

    2.3 km

  • WOODVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLMECROSS ROAD, THORPLANDS, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8AW

    ODS code K83040

    2.4 km

  • EARLS BARTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K83601

    3.4 km

  • MOULTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83009

    3.7 km

  • ABINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    51A BEECH AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2JG

    ODS code K83043

    4.3 km

  • PARK AVE MED CNT & KINGS HEATH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K83042

    4.5 km

  • KING EDWARD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83012

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Allard Close

    BCT · Rectory Farm

    0.0 miles

  • Allard Close

    BCT · Rectory Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Daimler Close

    BCT · Rectory Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Daimler Close

    BCT · Rectory Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Fellmead Road

    BCT · Rectory Farm

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 009A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,596 of 33,755

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

45 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. Rectory Farm Primary School is the nearest published school at 186 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,665 published events cover 12 months, averaging 138.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 702 events.

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