NN8 3DU

Brickhill & Queensway · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN8 3DT 50 m
NN8 3DX 73 m
NN8 3DY 100 m
NN8 3FA 117 m
NN8 3DR 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN8 3DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN8
Postcode sector
NN8 3
Latitude
52.297507
Longitude
-0.728719
British National Grid easting
486,791
British National Grid northing
267,357

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North Northamptonshire · E06000061
Parish or community
E04013138
Output area
E00139097
Lower layer super output area
North Northamptonshire 031C · E01027341
Middle layer super output area
North Northamptonshire 031 · E02005696

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Racedown, Wellingborough, NN8 3DU 10 July 2024 £142,500
5, Racedown, Wellingborough, NN8 3DU 21 July 2023 £200,000
13, Racedown, Wellingborough, NN8 3DU 4 May 2023 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
20
Secondary
3
  1. Ruskin Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    375 m
  2. Ruskin Infant School

    Academy converter

    379 m
  3. Olympic Primary

    Academy sponsor led

    977 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,328
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 561
  • Anti social behaviour 228
  • Criminal damage and arson 114
  • Vehicle crime 78
  • Shoplifting 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

12 female, 14 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.2
NN8 3 residents
13,565

Age bands in NN8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

2,667 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,444 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

3,457 residents

Age 45 to 64
24%

3,158 residents

Age 65 and over
18.4%

2,420 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NN8 3 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

5

within 5 km

  • QUEENSWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    12-14 OLYMPIC WAY, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN8 3QE

    ODS code K83005

    1.1 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 QUEEN STREET, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN8 4RW

    ODS code K83026

    2.4 km

  • THE REDWELL MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 TURNER ROAD, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN8 4UT

    ODS code K83011

    2.7 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K83047

    3.5 km

  • EARLS BARTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    8 AGGATE WAY, EARLS BARTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN6 0EU

    ODS code K83601

    4.2 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

  • Shakespeare Road

    BCT · Wellingborough

    0.1 miles
  • Shakespeare Road

    BCT · Wellingborough

    0.1 miles
  • Wordsworth Road

    BCT · Wellingborough

    0.1 miles
  • Wordsworth Road

    BCT · Wellingborough

    0.1 miles
  • Stanwell Way

    BCT · Wellingborough

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Northamptonshire 031C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,604 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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 £150,000 from 3 recorded sales in NN8 3DU. 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

Published establishments

29 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ruskin Academy is the nearest published school at 375 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,328 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 561 events.

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