NN4 8TF

Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN4 8TE 90 m
NN4 8TG 94 m
NN4 8TD 119 m
NN4 8TB 122 m
NN4 8TH 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN4 8TF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN4
Postcode sector
NN4 8
Latitude
52.228925
Longitude
-0.922912
British National Grid easting
473,662
British National Grid northing
259,514

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Parish or community
E04013033
Westminster constituency
Northampton South · E14001407
Output area
E00138565
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 036A · E01027233
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 036 · E02005675

Postcode source versions

Explore NN4

71 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
40, Axe Head Road, Northampton, NN4 8TF 27 February 2026 £235,000
18, Axe Head Road, Northampton, NN4 8TF 16 July 2025 £186,000
40, Axe Head Road, Northampton, NN4 8TF 8 December 2023 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
41
Secondary
3
  1. Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    361 m
  2. Hunsbury Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    859 m
  3. Hospital and Outreach Education

    Academy alternative provision converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,090
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,010
  • Anti social behaviour 582
  • Shoplifting 225
  • Public order 221
  • Criminal damage and arson 201

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
187

98 female, 89 male

Postcode households
62
Residents per household
3.0
NN4 8 residents
16,508

Age bands in NN4 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

3,278 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.7%

2,215 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.1%

5,193 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.2%

3,751 residents

Age 65 and over
10.7%

1,736 residents

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

18

within 5 km

  • ELEANOR CROSS HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code K83010

    1.7 km

  • ST LUKES PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    TIMKEN WAY SOUTH, DUSTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 6FR

    ODS code K83041

    2.2 km

  • THE MOUNTS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CAMPBELL STREET, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 3DS

    ODS code K83025

    2.3 km

  • PENVALE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    HARDWICK ROAD, EAST HUNSBURY, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 0GP

    ODS code Y08368

    2.3 km

  • MAPLE ACCESS PARTNERSHIP LLP

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

    ODS code K83621

    2.4 km

  • LEICESTER TCE HEALTHCARE CTR

    7-8 LEICESTER TERRACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AL

    ODS code K83014

    2.6 km

  • LANGHAM PLACE SURGERY

    11 LANGHAM PLACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AA

    ODS code K83027

    2.7 km

  • DANES CAMP MEDICAL CENTRE

    ROWTREE ROAD, EAST HUNSBURY, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 0NY

    ODS code K83610

    2.9 km

  • QUEENSVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6LS

    ODS code K83003

    3.0 km

  • WOOTTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K83055

    3.9 km

  • KINGSTHORPE MEDICAL CTR.

    EASTERN AVENUE SOUTH, KINGSLEY, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7JN

    ODS code K83035

    3.9 km

  • THE CRESCENT MEDICAL CTR.

    2 THE CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4SB

    ODS code K83050

    4.0 km

  • ABINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83029

    4.0 km

  • COUNTY SURGERY

    202-204 ABINGTON AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4QA

    ODS code K83056

    4.0 km

  • KING EDWARD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83012

    4.2 km

  • GREENVIEW SURGERY

    129 HAZELDENE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7PB

    ODS code K83077

    4.3 km

  • ABINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    51A BEECH AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2JG

    ODS code K83043

    4.7 km

  • PARK AVE MED CNT & KINGS HEATH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K83042

    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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rainsborough Crescent

    BCT · Briar Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Rainsborough Crescent

    BCT · Briar Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Blackberry Lane

    BCT · Briar Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Blackberry Lane

    BCT · Briar Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Nicholls House

    BCT · Briar Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 036A, 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

8,799 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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 £208,000 from 5 recorded sales in NN4 8TF. 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

65 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 3 secondary schools. Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 361 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,090 published events cover 12 months, averaging 257.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,010 events.

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