NN8 2DU

Irchester · North Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wellingborough
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Postcode district
NN8
Postcode sector
NN8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN8 2EE 226 m
NN8 2DX 241 m
NN8 2EQ 258 m
NN8 2FD 295 m
NN8 2DY 313 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN8 2DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN8
Postcode sector
NN8 2
Latitude
52.288697
Longitude
-0.674005
British National Grid easting
490,540
British National Grid northing
266,444

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North Northamptonshire · E06000061
Electoral ward
Irchester · E05016215
Parish or community
E04006886
Output area
E00139071
Lower layer super output area
North Northamptonshire 040B · E01027336
Middle layer super output area
North Northamptonshire 040 · E02005701

Postcode source versions

Explore NN8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
White Arches Motor Homes, Higham Road, Little Irchester, Wellingborough, NN8 2DU 28 June 2024 £768,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Wrenn School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  2. Wellingborough School

    Other independent school

    1.4 km
  3. All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
811
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 294
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Vehicle crime 64
  • Shoplifting 59
  • Drugs 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NN8 2 residents
11,654

Age bands in NN8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

2,329 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

1,314 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

3,105 residents

Age 45 to 64
26%

2,996 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

1,795 residents

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

6

within 5 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    MANNOCK MEDICAL CENTRE, IRTHLINGBOROUGH ROAD, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN8 1LT

    ODS code K83047

    1.1 km

  • DR PASQUALI

    IRCHESTER HEALTH CENTRE, 37 SCHOOL ROAD, IRCHESTER, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN29 7AW

    ODS code Y00399

    2.1 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 QUEEN STREET, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN8 4RW

    ODS code K83026

    2.2 km

  • THE REDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 TURNER ROAD, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN8 4UT

    ODS code K83011

    3.5 km

  • QUEENSWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-14 OLYMPIC WAY, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN8 3QE

    ODS code K83005

    3.5 km

  • RUSHDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ADNITT ROAD, RUSHDEN, NN10 9TR

    ODS code K83024

    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

  • Cottage Inn

    BCT · Little Irchester

    0.2 miles
  • Cottage Inn

    BCT · Little Irchester

    0.2 miles
  • 37 London Road

    BCT · Little Irchester

    0.3 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Wellingborough

    0.5 miles
  • (Wellingb') The Dog & Duck PH

    BCT · Wellingborough

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Northamptonshire 040B, 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

10,050 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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 £768,000 from 1 recorded sale in NN8 2DU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Northamptonshire is £256,610 in June 2026, up 3.4% year on year.

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Wrenn School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

811 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 294 events.

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