Higham Ferrers

Higham Ferrers is covered by postcode districts NN9 and NN10. It is in the North Northamptonshire council area, England.

Typical price £269,995 Homes sold in Higham Ferrers, last 12 months. ▼ 8.5% on the year before Gigabit broadband 161 of 172 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 4 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Higham Ferrers, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Higham Ferrers, by flood risk Of the 172 postcodes in Higham Ferrers that ONS places, 172 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Higham Ferrers. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A45A6 NN10 8AA: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AB: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AD: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AE: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AF: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AG: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AH: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AJ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AL: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AN: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AP: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AQ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AR: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AS: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AU: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AW: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AX: not on the flood risk listNN10 8AY: not on the flood risk listNN10 8BA: not on the flood risk listNN10 8BB: not on the flood risk listNN10 8BD: not on the flood risk listNN10 8BF: not on the flood risk listNN10 8BG: not on the flood risk listNN10 8BH: not on the flood risk listNN10 8BJ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8BL: not on the flood risk listNN10 8BN: not on the flood risk listNN10 8BP: not on the 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8HA: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HB: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HD: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HE: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HF: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HG: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HH: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HJ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HL: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HQ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HR: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HS: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HT: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HU: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HW: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HX: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HY: not on the flood risk listNN10 8HZ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JA: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JB: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JE: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JF: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JG: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JH: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JJ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JL: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JN: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JP: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JQ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JR: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JS: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JT: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JU: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JW: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JX: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JY: not on the flood risk listNN10 8JZ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LA: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LE: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LF: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LG: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LH: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LJ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LL: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LN: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LP: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LQ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LR: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LS: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LT: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LU: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LW: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LX: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LY: not on the flood risk listNN10 8LZ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NA: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NB: not on the flood risk listNN10 8ND: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NE: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NF: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NG: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NH: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NJ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NL: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NN: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NP: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NQ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NR: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NS: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NT: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NU: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NW: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NX: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NY: not on the flood risk listNN10 8NZ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8PB: not on the flood risk listNN10 8PD: not on the flood risk listNN10 8PE: not on the flood risk listNN10 8PF: not on the flood risk listNN10 8PG: not on the flood risk listNN10 8PH: not on the flood risk listNN10 8PJ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8PL: not on the flood risk listNN10 8PN: not on the flood risk listNN10 8PP: not on the flood risk listNN10 8PQ: not on the flood risk listNN10 8PR: not on the flood risk listNN10 8RP: not on the flood risk listNN9 5QQ: not on the flood risk list Higham Ferrers Map of every postcode in Higham Ferrers, by flood risk Of the 172 postcodes in Higham Ferrers that ONS places, 172 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Higham Ferrers. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A45 Higham Ferrers
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 172

Of the 172 postcodes in Higham Ferrers that ONS places, 172 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.3086, longitude -0.5951. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in Higham Ferrers?

Homes sold for a typical £269,995 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 8.5% on the 12 months before. At 161 of the 172 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 172 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Wellingborough, 5.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Higham Ferrers?

Homes in Higham Ferrers sold for a typical £269,995 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 123 sales, down 8.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£269,995 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£295,000
12 months to August 2026
£269,995

▼ down 8.5% on the 12 months before

Detached£400,000 37 sales
Semi-detached£267,498 40 sales
Terraced£233,250 42 sales
Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Across the whole NN10 district, Higham Ferrers's main postcode district: a typical £245,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Higham Ferrers: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Higham Ferrers?

None of the 172 postcodes now in use in Higham Ferrers came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 132 homes sold in Higham Ferrers were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NN10 district, Under 1%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Higham FerrersAcross the NN10 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 123 (0%) 3 of 521 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 132 (0%) 4 of 635 (Under 1%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Higham Ferrers?

Ofcom reports on 172 of the 172 postcodes in Higham Ferrers. At 161 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit161 of 172
Postcodes where every home can get superfast170 of 172
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 172

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Higham Ferrers at risk of flooding?

None of the 172 postcodes in Higham Ferrers is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Higham Ferrers?

The open schools at the postcodes in Higham Ferrers. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Higham Ferrers?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Higham Ferrers is Wellingborough Rail Station, 5.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Wellingborough Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
  • Kettering Rail Station Railway station 13.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Higham Ferrers?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Higham Ferrers. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Higham Ferrers safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,307 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Higham Ferrers over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 127 September 2025
  2. 95 October 2025
  3. 102 November 2025
  4. 85 December 2025
  5. 115 January 2026
  6. 100 February 2026
  7. 104 March 2026
  8. 110 April 2026
  9. 109 May 2026
  10. 120 June 2026
  11. 115 July 2026
  12. 125 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences362 reports
Anti-social behaviour330 reports
Shoplifting260 reports
Vehicle crime72 reports
Criminal damage and arson68 reports
Other theft49 reports
Public order45 reports
Burglary36 reports

Also: drugs 29, robbery 18, possession of weapons 16, other crime 16, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 3.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Higham Ferrers?

Council
North Northamptonshire
Parliamentary constituency
Wellingborough and Rushden
Police force area
Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
MP
Gen Kitchen (Labour)

All 172 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Higham Ferrers postcodes

172 postcodes in use in Higham Ferrers, by district:

NN10 postcode district,171 postcodesNN9 postcode district,1 postcode

Those districts are all in the NN postcode area.

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Places near Higham Ferrers

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Higham Ferrers's £269,995. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Rushden2.1 km, £235,000Irthlingborough2.3 km, £225,000Irchester4.6 km, £230,000Finedon5.1 km, £225,000Raunds5.5 km, £260,000Wellingborough7.1 km, £238,000Wollaston7.8 km, £312,250Burton Latimer8.4 km, £250,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Higham Ferrers

What is it like to live in Higham Ferrers?
Homes sold for a typical £269,995 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 8.5% on the 12 months before. At 161 of the 172 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 172 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Wellingborough, 5.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Higham Ferrers?
Higham Ferrers is covered by postcode districts NN9 and NN10, across 172 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Higham Ferrers in?
Higham Ferrers is in the North Northamptonshire council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Higham Ferrers?
Higham Ferrers is in the Wellingborough and Rushden parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Gen Kitchen (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Higham Ferrers?
Homes in Higham Ferrers sold for a typical £269,995 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 123 sales, down 8.5% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Higham Ferrers?
In Higham Ferrers, primary schools at its postcodes include Higham Ferrers Junior School, Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School and Henry Chichele Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include The Ferrers School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Higham Ferrers have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Higham Ferrers is Wellingborough, 5.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Higham Ferrers?
Ofcom reports on 172 of the 172 postcodes in Higham Ferrers. At 161 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Higham Ferrers at risk of flooding?
None of the 172 postcodes in Higham Ferrers is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Higham Ferrers?
None of the 172 postcodes now in use in Higham Ferrers came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 132 homes sold in Higham Ferrers were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NN10 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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