NN1 1LN postcode in Northampton, West Northamptonshire

NN1 1LN is a postcode in Northampton, in the Castle ward of West Northamptonshire. It is in the Northampton North parliamentary constituency and the Northamptonshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 65% of homes and businesses at NN1 1LN can get it Across West Northamptonshire: 94% Typical price £152,000 Homes sold in NN1 1, last 12 months. ▲ 3.4% on the year before Nearest station Northampton 1.1 km in a straight line

Where NN1 1LN is, and what is near it

Map of NN1 1LN and what is near it Map of NN1 1LN: its centre point, with the 131 other postcodes in the NN1 1 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 9 bus stops and 6 EV charging points, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A5123A5095A428 NN1 1AF: also in NN1 1NN1 1AG: also in NN1 1NN1 1AJ: also in NN1 1NN1 1AL: also in NN1 1NN1 1BF: also in NN1 1NN1 1BQ: also in NN1 1NN1 1DA: also in NN1 1NN1 1DD: also in NN1 1NN1 1DE: also in NN1 1NN1 1DF: also in NN1 1NN1 1DH: also in NN1 1NN1 1DJ: also in NN1 1NN1 1DP: also in NN1 1NN1 1DQ: also in NN1 1NN1 1DR: also in NN1 1NN1 1ED: also in NN1 1NN1 1EE: also in NN1 1NN1 1EL: also in NN1 1NN1 1EN: also in NN1 1NN1 1EP: also in NN1 1NN1 1EQ: also in NN1 1NN1 1ER: also in NN1 1NN1 1ES: also in NN1 1NN1 1ET: also in NN1 1NN1 1EW: also in NN1 1NN1 1EX: also in NN1 1NN1 1EY: also in NN1 1NN1 1EZ: also in NN1 1NN1 1FA: also in NN1 1NN1 1FD: also in NN1 1NN1 1FE: also in NN1 1NN1 1FF: also in NN1 1NN1 1FG: also in NN1 1NN1 1FH: also in NN1 1NN1 1FJ: also in NN1 1NN1 1FL: also in NN1 1NN1 1HB: also in NN1 1NN1 1HF: also in NN1 1NN1 1HH: also in NN1 1NN1 1HJ: also in NN1 1NN1 1HL: also in NN1 1NN1 1HS: also in NN1 1NN1 1HW: also in NN1 1NN1 1JA: also in NN1 1NN1 1JB: also in NN1 1NN1 1JF: also in NN1 1NN1 1JS: also in NN1 1NN1 1JT: also in NN1 1NN1 1JW: also in NN1 1NN1 1JX: also in NN1 1NN1 1JY: also in NN1 1NN1 1LD: also in NN1 1NN1 1LG: also in NN1 1NN1 1LJ: also in NN1 1NN1 1LQ: also in NN1 1NN1 1LW: also in NN1 1NN1 1LX: also in NN1 1NN1 1LZ: also in NN1 1NN1 1NH: also in NN1 1NN1 1NR: also in NN1 1NN1 1NS: also in NN1 1NN1 1NT: also in NN1 1NN1 1NW: also in NN1 1NN1 1PA: also in NN1 1NN1 1PB: also in NN1 1NN1 1PD: also in NN1 1NN1 1PF: also in NN1 1NN1 1PJ: also in NN1 1NN1 1PN: also in NN1 1NN1 1PR: also in NN1 1NN1 1PS: also in NN1 1NN1 1PT: also in NN1 1NN1 1PY: also in NN1 1NN1 1PZ: also in NN1 1NN1 1QF: also in NN1 1NN1 1RA: also in NN1 1NN1 1RS: also in NN1 1NN1 1RT: also in NN1 1NN1 1SA: also in NN1 1NN1 1SH: also in NN1 1NN1 1SN: also in NN1 1NN1 1SP: also in NN1 1NN1 1SR: also in NN1 1NN1 1ST: also in NN1 1NN1 1SX: also in NN1 1NN1 1SY: also in NN1 1NN1 1TA: also in NN1 1NN1 1TB: also in NN1 1NN1 1TD: also in NN1 1NN1 1TP: also in NN1 1NN1 1TU: also in NN1 1NN1 1TY: also in NN1 1NN1 1UB: also in NN1 1NN1 1UD: also in NN1 1NN1 1UE: also in NN1 1NN1 1UG: also in NN1 1NN1 1UH: also in NN1 1NN1 1UJ: also in NN1 1NN1 1US: also in NN1 1 Northampton NN1 1LN Map of NN1 1LN and what is near it Map of NN1 1LN: its centre point, with the 131 other postcodes in the NN1 1 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 9 bus stops and 6 EV charging points, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A5123 Castle NN1 1LN
  • NN1 1LN
  • Other postcodes in NN1 1: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 6 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.2371, longitude -0.8907)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NN1 1LN?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NN1 1LN?

Every home and business at NN1 1LN can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 65% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NN1 1LN 65% West Northamptonshire 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NN1 1LN 100% West Northamptonshire 98%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at NN1 1LN?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Northamptonshire Council's days for NN1 1LN today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for NN1 1LN on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NN1 1LN at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NN1 1LN.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across West Northamptonshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NN1 1LN: 6,229 properties in West Northamptonshire are at high risk (2.7% of all its properties). All the figures for West Northamptonshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of NN1 1LN is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NN1 1LN?

Homes in NN1 1 sold for a typical £152,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 17 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£152,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£147,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.4% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £145,000 15 sales

Across the whole NN1 district: a typical £205,000 from 278 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in NN1 1LN

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in NN1 1LN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 July 2026. The middle price was £131,250, from £112,000 to £345,000. Across NN1 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £152,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near NN1 1LN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around NN1 1LN. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (35%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NN1 1LN

Band D in West Northamptonshire for 2026‑27: £2,487. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,658 (band A) to £3,039 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,658.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 450 (46%)£1,658
Band Babout 200 (20%)£1,934
Band Cabout 240 (24%)£2,210
Band Dabout 60 (6%)£2,487
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£3,039
Band Fwithheld£3,592
Band Gwithheld£4,144
Band Hfewer than 5£4,973

When the homes were built

  1. 30% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 18% 2000 to 2009
  8. 35% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for West Northamptonshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NN1 1LN is in (ONS area E01035417), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NN1 1LN?

The nearest open schools to NN1 1LN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NN1 1LN, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to NN1 1LN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NN1 1LN is Northampton Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Northampton Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Long Buckby Rail Station Railway station 14.8 kmDrive

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Derngate Centre, 166 m away.

More stations near NN1 1LN, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near NN1 1LN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NN1 1LN, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NN1 1LN?

6 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NN1 1LN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Nest Group Charging point · 6 chargers 650 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 650 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 650 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NN1 1LN?

The nearest to the centre of NN1 1LN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NN1 1LN?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near NN1 1LN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NN1 1LN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NN1 1LN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NN1 1LN, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NN1 1LN?

The nearest vets to the centre of NN1 1LN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NN1 1LN in a conservation area?

The centre of NN1 1LN is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NN1 1LN?

Police.uk records 1,093 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NN1 1LN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences320 reports
Anti-social behaviour276 reports
Shoplifting142 reports
Public order69 reports
Other theft64 reports
Burglary41 reports

Also: vehicle crime 41, criminal damage and arson 40, robbery 32, drugs 25, possession of weapons 17, bicycle theft 12, theft from the person 8, other crime 6.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for NN1 1LN

Ward
Castle
Parish
Northampton
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Northampton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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NN1 1LG30 mNN1 1LQ40 mNN1 1JW60 mNN1 1LX70 mNN1 1BF70 mNN1 1LD80 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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