NN5 6WS

Long Buckby · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Northampton
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry
Postcode district
NN5
Postcode sector
NN5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN5 6WT 34 m
NN5 6WR 58 m
NN5 6WN 81 m
NN5 6WP 91 m
NN5 6UH 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN5 6WS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN5
Postcode sector
NN5 6
Latitude
52.263481
Longitude
-0.956494
British National Grid easting
471,313
British National Grid northing
263,324

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Parish or community
E04013017
Westminster constituency
Daventry · E14001192
Output area
E00189171
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 005A · E01026998
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 005 · E02005622

Postcode source versions

Explore NN5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
657, Harlestone Road, Northampton, NN5 6WS 21 December 2018 £207,405

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
28
Secondary
2
  1. Duston Eldean Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  2. Harlestone Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  3. The Duston School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
441
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 170
  • Anti social behaviour 108
  • Burglary 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Other theft 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

7 female, 3 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.7
NN5 6 residents
18,375

Age bands in NN5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

3,162 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

1,585 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

4,680 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

4,614 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

3,799 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NN5 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

7

within 5 km

  • ST LUKES PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    TIMKEN WAY SOUTH, DUSTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 6FR

    ODS code K83041

    2.3 km

  • QUEENSVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6LS

    ODS code K83003

    3.8 km

  • THE PINES SURGERY

    HARBOROUGH ROAD NORTH, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 8LL

    ODS code K83008

    3.8 km

  • LANGHAM PLACE SURGERY

    11 LANGHAM PLACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AA

    ODS code K83027

    4.4 km

  • KINGSTHORPE MEDICAL CTR.

    EASTERN AVENUE SOUTH, KINGSLEY, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7JN

    ODS code K83035

    4.4 km

  • LEICESTER TCE HEALTHCARE CTR

    7-8 LEICESTER TERRACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AL

    ODS code K83014

    4.4 km

  • THE MOUNTS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CAMPBELL STREET, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 3DS

    ODS code K83025

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whites Lane

    BCT · Lower Harlestone

    0.0 miles
  • Whites Lane

    BCT · Lower Harlestone

    0.0 miles
  • Garden Centre

    BCT · Lower Harlestone

    0.2 miles
  • Garden Centre

    BCT · Lower Harlestone

    0.2 miles
  • Pine Copse Close

    BCT · New Duston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 005A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,215 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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
5
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

43 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 2 secondary schools. Duston Eldean Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

441 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 170 events.

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