NN4 6FE

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 6UY 33 m
NN4 6FD 90 m
NN4 6HY 107 m
NN4 6LX 132 m
NN4 6AD 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN4 6FE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN4
Postcode sector
NN4 6
Latitude
52.208442
Longitude
-0.882209
British National Grid easting
476,477
British National Grid northing
257,278

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Parish or community
E04012286
Westminster constituency
Northampton South · E14001407
Output area
E00169270
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 037B · E01027201
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 037 · E02005677

Postcode source versions

Explore NN4

47 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Melchester Close, Hardingstone, Northampton, NN4 6FE 17 September 2024 £228,000
2, Melchester Close, Hardingstone, Northampton, NN4 6FE 13 April 2022 £200,000
3, Melchester Close, Hardingstone, Northampton, NN4 6FE 30 September 2021 £229,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
27
Secondary
2
  1. Hardingstone Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    210 m
  2. Northampton High School GDST

    Other independent school

    303 m
  3. Preston Hedges Primary School

    Academy converter

    624 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,206
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 523
  • Anti social behaviour 215
  • Public order 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 83
  • Drugs 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

15 female, 17 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.3% 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

    743 m

  • PENVALE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HARDWICK ROAD, EAST HUNSBURY, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 0GP

    ODS code Y08368

    1.5 km

  • DANES CAMP MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWTREE ROAD, EAST HUNSBURY, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 0NY

    ODS code K83610

    1.6 km

  • ELEANOR CROSS HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code K83010

    1.9 km

  • MAPLE ACCESS PARTNERSHIP LLP

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

    ODS code K83621

    3.2 km

  • ABINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83029

    3.8 km

  • THE MOUNTS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CAMPBELL STREET, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 3DS

    ODS code K83025

    3.9 km

  • KING EDWARD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83012

    4.0 km

  • LEICESTER TCE HEALTHCARE CTR

    7-8 LEICESTER TERRACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AL

    ODS code K83014

    4.3 km

  • LANGHAM PLACE SURGERY

    11 LANGHAM PLACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AA

    ODS code K83027

    4.4 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

    4.7 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

  • Water Lane

    BCT · Hardingstone

    0.0 miles
  • Water Lane

    BCT · Hardingstone

    0.1 miles
  • Edwardian Close

    BCT · Wootton

    0.1 miles
  • Edwardian Close

    BCT · Wootton

    0.1 miles
  • Hardy Drive

    BCT · Hardingstone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 037B, 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

28,103 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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 £226,500 from 4 recorded sales in NN4 6FE. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hardingstone Academy is the nearest published school at 210 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,206 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 523 events.

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