NN7 1HU

Cogenhoe & The Houghtons · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Northampton
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Postcode district
NN7
Postcode sector
NN7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN7 1AH 78 m
NN7 1AJ 233 m
NN7 1AB 292 m
NN7 1AE 446 m
NN7 1AG 483 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN7 1HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN7
Postcode sector
NN7 1
Latitude
52.230941
Longitude
-0.827086
British National Grid easting
480,203
British National Grid northing
259,840

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Parish or community
E04013509
Westminster constituency
South Northamptonshire · E14001490
Output area
E00138742
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 043A · E01027273
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 043 · E02005682

Postcode source versions

Explore NN7

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Nursery Close, Little Houghton, Northampton, NN7 1HU 10 December 2020 £425,000
7, Nursery Close, Little Houghton, Northampton, NN7 1HU 1 October 2020 £672,500
2, Nursery Close, Little Houghton, Northampton, NN7 1HU 23 November 2018 £398,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
29
Secondary
4
  1. Little Houghton Church of England Primary

    Voluntary aided school

    574 m
  2. Oneschool Global Uk, Northampton Campus

    Other independent school

    1.7 km
  3. Standens Barn Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
230
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 94
  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Other theft 27
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Public order 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

10 female, 9 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.9
NN7 1 residents
4,762

Age bands in NN7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

675 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

404 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

886 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.7%

1,560 residents

Age 65 and over
26.1%

1,246 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NN7 1 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

14

within 5 km

  • KING EDWARD ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83012

    3.0 km

  • ABINGTON PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K83029

    3.0 km

  • BROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    ECTON BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 5EN

    ODS code K83048

    3.2 km

  • ABINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    51A BEECH AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 2JG

    ODS code K83043

    3.6 km

  • COUNTY SURGERY

    202-204 ABINGTON AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4QA

    ODS code K83056

    3.8 km

  • THE CRESCENT MEDICAL CTR.

    2 THE CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4SB

    ODS code K83050

    4.0 km

  • DENTON VILLAGE SURGERY

    ORCHARD LANE, DENTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN7 1HT

    ODS code K83068

    4.1 km

  • PARK AVE MED CNT & KINGS HEATH PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K83042

    4.2 km

  • DR ABBAS

    WESTON FAVELL P/C CENTRE, BILLING BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8DW

    ODS code K83618

    4.3 km

  • MAYFIELD SURGERY

    BILLING BROOK ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8DW

    ODS code K83076

    4.3 km

  • WOODVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLMECROSS ROAD, THORPLANDS, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 8AW

    ODS code K83040

    4.3 km

  • MAPLE ACCESS PARTNERSHIP LLP

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

    ODS code K83621

    4.4 km

  • GREENVIEW SURGERY

    129 HAZELDENE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7PB

    ODS code K83077

    4.8 km

  • THE MOUNTS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CAMPBELL STREET, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 3DS

    ODS code K83025

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

Nearby transport

  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Little Houghton

    0.2 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · Little Houghton

    0.2 miles
  • Home Acre

    BCT · Little Houghton

    0.3 miles
  • Home Acre

    BCT · Little Houghton

    0.4 miles
  • Great Houghton Turn

    BCT · Great Houghton

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 043A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,496 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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

46 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 4 secondary schools. Little Houghton Church of England Primary is the nearest published school at 574 m.

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

Recorded crime

230 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 94 events.

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