NN4 6BS

Nene Valley · 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 South
Postcode district
NN4
Postcode sector
NN4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN4 6GA 78 m
NN4 6BT 101 m
NN4 6BJ 102 m
NN4 6GR 102 m
NN4 6BQ 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN4 6BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN4
Postcode sector
NN4 6
Latitude
52.205711
Longitude
-0.873000
British National Grid easting
477,111
British National Grid northing
256,984

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Parish or community
E04013517
Westminster constituency
Northampton South · E14001407
Output area
E00138393
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 044A · E01027203
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 044 · E02005680

Postcode source versions

Explore NN4

124 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
33, Curlbrook Close, Wootton, Northampton, NN4 6BS 31 March 2025 £235,000
36, Curlbrook Close, Wootton, Northampton, NN4 6BS 1 November 2024 £245,000
31, Curlbrook Close, Wootton, Northampton, NN4 6BS 20 September 2024 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
23
Secondary
2
  1. Preston Hedges Primary School

    Academy converter

    446 m
  2. Caroline Chisholm School

    Academy converter

    780 m
  3. Hardingstone Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    847 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
948
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 408
  • Anti social behaviour 166
  • Public order 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Drugs 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
129

71 female, 58 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.9
NN4 6 residents
11,807

Age bands in NN4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.6%

2,583 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

1,431 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

2,822 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

3,282 residents

Age 65 and over
11.4%

1,298 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NN4 6 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

12

within 5 km

  • WOOTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    36-38 HIGH STREET, WOOTTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 6LW

    ODS code K83055

    993 m

  • DANES CAMP MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWTREE ROAD, EAST HUNSBURY, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 0NY

    ODS code K83610

    2.1 km

  • PENVALE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HARDWICK ROAD, EAST HUNSBURY, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 0GP

    ODS code Y08368

    2.2 km

  • ELEANOR CROSS HEALTHCARE

    DELAPRE MEDICAL CENTRE, GLOUCESTER AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 8QF

    ODS code K83010

    2.6 km

  • MAPLE ACCESS PARTNERSHIP LLP

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

    ODS code K83621

    3.7 km

  • ABINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83029

    4.0 km

  • KING EDWARD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83012

    4.1 km

  • THE MOUNTS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CAMPBELL STREET, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 3DS

    ODS code K83025

    4.4 km

  • COUNTY SURGERY

    202-204 ABINGTON AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4QA

    ODS code K83056

    4.8 km

  • LEICESTER TCE HEALTHCARE CTR

    7-8 LEICESTER TERRACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AL

    ODS code K83014

    4.8 km

  • LANGHAM PLACE SURGERY

    11 LANGHAM PLACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AA

    ODS code K83027

    4.9 km

  • THE CRESCENT MEDICAL CTR.

    2 THE CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4SB

    ODS code K83050

    5.0 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

  • Silver Birch Road

    BCT · Wootton Fields

    0.1 miles
  • Lady Hollows Drive

    BCT · Wootton Fields

    0.1 miles
  • Mortons Bush

    BCT · Wootton Fields

    0.1 miles
  • Mortons Bush

    BCT · Wootton Fields

    0.2 miles
  • Silver Birch Road

    BCT · Wootton Fields

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 044A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,913 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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 £245,000 from 10 recorded sales in NN4 6BS. 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 2 secondary schools. Preston Hedges Primary School is the nearest published school at 446 m.

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

Recorded crime

948 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 408 events.

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