NN6 8BS

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
NN6
Postcode sector
NN6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN6 8BY 24 m
NN6 8BZ 60 m
NN6 8BL 129 m
NN6 8BJ 133 m
NN6 8BT 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN6 8BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN6
Postcode sector
NN6 8
Latitude
52.309064
Longitude
-1.023848
British National Grid easting
466,648
British National Grid northing
268,330

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Parish or community
E04006657
Westminster constituency
Daventry · E14001192
Output area
E00137426
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 005D · E01027021
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 005 · E02005622

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Barn Acre, East Haddon, Northampton, NN6 8BS 23 November 2021 £450,000
1, Barn Acre, East Haddon, Northampton, NN6 8BS 25 March 2010 £370,000
2, Barn Acre, East Haddon, Northampton, NN6 8BS 13 March 2007 £310,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. East Haddon Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    284 m
  2. Long Buckby Infant School

    Community school

    3.8 km
  3. Long Buckby Junior School

    Community school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 6
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.8
NN6 8 residents
5,664

Age bands in NN6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.8%

866 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

534 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.4%

1,075 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

1,842 residents

Age 65 and over
26.2%

1,536 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NN6 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE LONG BUCKBY PRACTICE

    24 STATION ROAD, LONG BUCKBY, NORTHAMPTON, NN6 7QB

    ODS code K83019

    4.1 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Hall Gardens

    BCT · East Haddon

    0.1 miles
  • Hall Gardens

    BCT · East Haddon

    0.1 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · East Haddon

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · East Haddon

    0.1 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · East Haddon

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 005D, 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

23,888 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £450,000 from 1 recorded sale in NN6 8BS. 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

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. East Haddon Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 284 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 6 events.

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