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NN3 8XJ

Blackthorn & Rectory Farm · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Northampton North
Postcode district
NN3
Postcode sector
NN3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN3 8XR 144 m
NN3 8NR 172 m
NN3 8XW 207 m
NN3 8XS 208 m
NN3 8YY 211 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN3 8XJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN3
Postcode sector
NN3 8
Latitude
52.269832
Longitude
-0.827614
British National Grid easting
480,097
British National Grid northing
264,165

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 North · E14001406
Output area
E00138613
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 009E · E01027246
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 009 · E02005654

Postcode source versions

Explore NN3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
37
Secondary
9

  1. Greenfields Specialist School for Communication

    Academy special converter

    191 m

  2. Woodvale Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    277 m

  3. Lings Primary School

    Academy converter

    605 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,921
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,172
  • Anti social behaviour 469
  • Vehicle crime 235
  • Criminal damage and arson 213
  • Shoplifting 194

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

19 female, 15 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
1.5
NN3 8 residents
17,824

Age bands in NN3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.9%

4,256 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

2,247 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.9%

5,515 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.1%

3,947 residents

Age 65 and over
10.5%

1,877 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NN3 8 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

14

within 5 km

  • DR ABBAS

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

    ODS code K83618

    946 m

  • MAYFIELD SURGERY

    BILLING BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8DW

    ODS code K83076

    946 m

  • WOODVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLMECROSS ROAD, THORPLANDS, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8AW

    ODS code K83040

    982 m

  • BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    ECTON BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 5EN

    ODS code K83048

    2.2 km

  • MOULTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83009

    2.5 km

  • ABINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    51A BEECH AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2JG

    ODS code K83043

    3.2 km

  • PARK AVE MED CNT & KINGS HEATH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K83042

    3.2 km

  • COUNTY SURGERY

    202-204 ABINGTON AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4QA

    ODS code K83056

    3.9 km

  • GREENVIEW SURGERY

    129 HAZELDENE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7PB

    ODS code K83077

    3.9 km

  • THE CRESCENT MEDICAL CTR.

    2 THE CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4SB

    ODS code K83050

    4.0 km

  • KING EDWARD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83012

    4.0 km

  • ABINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83029

    4.2 km

  • KINGSTHORPE MEDICAL CTR.

    EASTERN AVENUE SOUTH, KINGSLEY, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7JN

    ODS code K83035

    4.6 km

  • EARLS BARTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K83601

    4.8 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

  • Crestwood Road

    BCT · Goldings

    0.0 miles

  • Crestwood Road

    BCT · Goldings

    0.1 miles

  • Prentice Court

    BCT · Goldings

    0.1 miles

  • Goldings Road

    BCT · Goldings

    0.2 miles

  • Goldings Road

    BCT · Goldings

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 009E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,206 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
7 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

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 9 secondary schools. Greenfields Specialist School for Communication is the nearest published school at 191 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,921 published events cover 12 months, averaging 243.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,172 events.

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