NN1 3QS postcode in Northampton, West Northamptonshire

NN1 3QS 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 June 2003.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. West Northamptonshire: 94% Typical price £180,000 Homes sold in NN1 3, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Northampton 1.7 km in a straight line

Where NN1 3QS is, and what is near it

Map of NN1 3QS and what is near it Map of NN1 3QS: its centre point, with the 120 other postcodes in the NN1 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NN1 3AE: also in NN1 3NN1 3AH: also in NN1 3NN1 3AS: also in NN1 3NN1 3AU: also in NN1 3NN1 3AX: also in NN1 3NN1 3BA: also in NN1 3NN1 3BE: also in NN1 3NN1 3BG: also in NN1 3NN1 3BH: also in NN1 3NN1 3BJ: also in NN1 3NN1 3BL: also in NN1 3NN1 3BN: also in NN1 3NN1 3BP: also in NN1 3NN1 3BQ: also in NN1 3NN1 3BU: also in NN1 3NN1 3BW: also in NN1 3NN1 3BY: also in NN1 3NN1 3DA: also in NN1 3NN1 3DE: also in NN1 3NN1 3DJ: also in NN1 3NN1 3DL: also in NN1 3NN1 3DN: also in NN1 3NN1 3DP: also in NN1 3NN1 3DQ: also in NN1 3NN1 3DR: also in NN1 3NN1 3DS: also in NN1 3NN1 3DX: also in NN1 3NN1 3DY: also in NN1 3NN1 3DZ: also in NN1 3NN1 3EA: also in NN1 3NN1 3EB: also in NN1 3NN1 3EE: also in NN1 3NN1 3EL: also in NN1 3NN1 3EN: also in NN1 3NN1 3EP: also in NN1 3NN1 3ER: also in NN1 3NN1 3ES: also in NN1 3NN1 3ET: also in NN1 3NN1 3EU: also in NN1 3NN1 3EW: also in NN1 3NN1 3EX: also in NN1 3NN1 3EY: also in NN1 3NN1 3EZ: also in NN1 3NN1 3FB: also in NN1 3NN1 3HB: also in NN1 3NN1 3HD: also in NN1 3NN1 3HE: also in NN1 3NN1 3HH: also in NN1 3NN1 3HQ: also in NN1 3NN1 3HS: also in NN1 3NN1 3HW: also in NN1 3NN1 3HX: also in NN1 3NN1 3JA: also in NN1 3NN1 3JD: also in NN1 3NN1 3JE: also in NN1 3NN1 3JF: also in NN1 3NN1 3JG: also in NN1 3NN1 3JH: also in NN1 3NN1 3JL: also in NN1 3NN1 3JQ: also in NN1 3NN1 3JS: also in NN1 3NN1 3JT: also in NN1 3NN1 3JU: also in NN1 3NN1 3JW: also in NN1 3NN1 3JX: also in NN1 3NN1 3JY: also in NN1 3NN1 3JZ: also in NN1 3NN1 3LB: also in NN1 3NN1 3LD: also in NN1 3NN1 3LE: also in NN1 3NN1 3LF: also in NN1 3NN1 3LG: also in NN1 3NN1 3LH: also in NN1 3NN1 3LJ: also in NN1 3NN1 3LL: also in NN1 3NN1 3LN: also in NN1 3NN1 3LP: also in NN1 3NN1 3LQ: also in NN1 3NN1 3LR: also in NN1 3NN1 3LS: also in NN1 3NN1 3LU: also in NN1 3NN1 3LW: also in NN1 3NN1 3LX: also in NN1 3NN1 3LZ: also in NN1 3NN1 3NA: also in NN1 3NN1 3NE: also in NN1 3NN1 3NL: also in NN1 3NN1 3NR: also in NN1 3NN1 3PU: also in NN1 3NN1 3PX: also in NN1 3NN1 3PZ: also in NN1 3NN1 3QA: also in NN1 3NN1 3QB: also in NN1 3NN1 3QD: also in NN1 3NN1 3QE: also in NN1 3NN1 3QF: also in NN1 3NN1 3QG: also in NN1 3NN1 3QJ: also in NN1 3NN1 3QL: also in NN1 3NN1 3QN: also in NN1 3NN1 3QP: also in NN1 3NN1 3QQ: also in NN1 3NN1 3QR: also in NN1 3NN1 3QT: also in NN1 3NN1 3QU: also in NN1 3NN1 3QW: also in NN1 3NN1 3QX: also in NN1 3NN1 3RE: also in NN1 3NN1 3RF: also in NN1 3NN1 3RJ: also in NN1 3NN1 3RL: also in NN1 3NN1 3RN: also in NN1 3NN1 3RP: also in NN1 3NN1 3RR: also in NN1 3NN1 3RS: also in NN1 3 Long Buckby station 14.7 kmCastle NN1 3QS Map of NN1 3QS and what is near it Map of NN1 3QS: its centre point, with the 120 other postcodes in the NN1 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 5 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Castle NN1 3QS
  • NN1 3QS
  • Other postcodes in NN1 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 52.2460, longitude -0.8860)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NN1 3QS?

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 3QS?

Every home and business at NN1 3QS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

West Northamptonshire: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

West Northamptonshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across West Northamptonshire.

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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 3QS?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Northamptonshire Council's days for NN1 3QS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 3QS 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 3QS.

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 3QS: 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 3QS 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 3QS?

Homes in NN1 3 sold for a typical £180,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 42 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£180,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£180,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Terraced £200,000 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £131,500 12 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

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 3QS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NN1 3QS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 3QS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around NN1 3QS. Over half of them (74%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (86%). 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 3QS

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 610 (74%)£1,658
Band Babout 90 (11%)£1,934
Band Cabout 40 (5%)£2,210
Band Dabout 70 (9%)£2,487
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,039
Band Fwithheld£3,592
Band Gfewer than 5£4,144
Band Hfewer than 5£4,973

When the homes were built

  1. 86% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982: 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 3QS is in (ONS area E01027225), rounded by the VOA.

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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 3QS?

The nearest open schools to NN1 3QS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NN1 3QS, 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 3QS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NN1 3QS is Northampton Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Northampton Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Long Buckby Rail Station Railway station 14.7 kmDrive

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Clare Street, 220 m away.

More stations near NN1 3QS, 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 3QS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NN1 3QS, 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 3QS?

1 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NN1 3QS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 600 mWalk
  • Nest Group Charging point · 6 chargers 1.2 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle

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.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near NN1 3QS?

The nearest to the centre of NN1 3QS, 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 3QS?

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 3QS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NN1 3QS, 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 3QS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NN1 3QS, 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 3QS?

The nearest vets to the centre of NN1 3QS 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 3QS in a conservation area?

The centre of NN1 3QS 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 3QS?

Police.uk records 1,141 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NN1 3QS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences317 reports
Anti-social behaviour278 reports
Shoplifting158 reports
Public order67 reports
Other theft64 reports
Vehicle crime59 reports

Also: burglary 47, criminal damage and arson 41, robbery 37, drugs 26, bicycle theft 16, possession of weapons 16, other crime 8, theft from the person 7.

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 3QS

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
June 2003

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

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NN1 3QF60 mNN1 3QT70 mNN1 3PX80 mNN1 3QG80 mNN1 3QU90 mNN1 3QR120 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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