NN8 3XE

Irchester · North Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Postcode district
NN8
Postcode sector
NN8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN29 7UW 63 m
NN29 7BW 82 m
NN29 7BE 138 m
NN29 7BP 145 m
NN29 7BD 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN8 3XE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN8
Postcode sector
NN8 3
Latitude
52.278089
Longitude
-0.645593
British National Grid easting
492,500
British National Grid northing
265,300

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
E00139061
Lower layer super output area
North Northamptonshire 040A · E01027335
Middle layer super output area
North Northamptonshire 040 · E02005701

Postcode source versions

Explore NN8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
24
Secondary
5
  1. Irchester Community Primary School

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    486 m
  2. Whitefriars Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. Wollaston School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
238
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 86
  • Anti social behaviour 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Shoplifting 22
  • Vehicle crime 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • DR PASQUALI

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

    ODS code Y00399

    454 m

  • RUSHDEN MEDICAL CENTRE

    ADNITT ROAD, RUSHDEN, NN10 9TR

    ODS code K83024

    3.1 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K83047

    3.1 km

  • PARKLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WYMINGTON ROAD, RUSHDEN, NN10 9EB

    ODS code K83044

    3.4 km

  • ALBANY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    3 QUEEN STREET, WELLINGBOROUGH, NN8 4RW

    ODS code K83026

    4.4 km

  • HARBOROUGH FIELD SURGERY

    160 NEWTON ROAD, RUSHDEN, NN10 0GP

    ODS code K83007

    4.4 km

  • HIGHAM FERRERS SURGERY

    SAFFRON ROAD, HIGHAM FERRERS, RUSHDEN, NN10 8ED

    ODS code K83080

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Thrift Street

    BCT · Irchester

    0.2 miles
  • Thrift Street

    BCT · Irchester

    0.2 miles
  • Alfred Street

    BCT · Irchester

    0.2 miles
  • Vicarage

    BCT · Irchester

    0.3 miles
  • Vicarage

    BCT · Irchester

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Northamptonshire 040A, 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

23,648 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Irchester Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 486 m.

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

Recorded crime

238 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 86 events.

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