NN1 4LY postcode in Northampton, West Northamptonshire

NN1 4LY is a postcode in Northampton, in the Abington & Phippsville 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 100% of homes and businesses at NN1 4LY can get it Across West Northamptonshire: 94% Typical price £218,500 Homes sold in NN1 4, last 12 months. ▼ 6.5% on the year before Nearest station Northampton 2.3 km in a straight line

Where NN1 4LY is, and what is near it

Map of NN1 4LY and what is near it Map of NN1 4LY: its centre point, with the 198 other postcodes in the NN1 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NN1 4AA: also in NN1 4NN1 4AE: also in NN1 4NN1 4AF: also in NN1 4NN1 4AH: also in NN1 4NN1 4AJ: also in NN1 4NN1 4AQ: also in NN1 4NN1 4AT: also in NN1 4NN1 4AU: also in NN1 4NN1 4AW: also in NN1 4NN1 4AZ: also in NN1 4NN1 4BB: also in NN1 4NN1 4BD: also in NN1 4NN1 4BE: also in NN1 4NN1 4BG: also in NN1 4NN1 4BH: also in NN1 4NN1 4BJ: also in NN1 4NN1 4BL: also in NN1 4NN1 4BN: also in NN1 4NN1 4BP: also in NN1 4NN1 4BS: also in NN1 4NN1 4BU: also in NN1 4NN1 4BW: also in NN1 4NN1 4BX: also in NN1 4NN1 4BY: also in NN1 4NN1 4BZ: also in NN1 4NN1 4DB: also in NN1 4NN1 4DG: also in NN1 4NN1 4DH: also in NN1 4NN1 4DJ: also in NN1 4NN1 4DL: also in NN1 4NN1 4DN: also in NN1 4NN1 4DP: also in NN1 4NN1 4DQ: also in NN1 4NN1 4DR: also in NN1 4NN1 4DT: also in NN1 4NN1 4DU: also in NN1 4NN1 4DW: also in NN1 4NN1 4DX: also in NN1 4NN1 4DZ: also in NN1 4NN1 4EA: also in NN1 4NN1 4EB: also in NN1 4NN1 4ED: also in NN1 4NN1 4EE: also in NN1 4NN1 4EF: also in NN1 4NN1 4EH: also in NN1 4NN1 4EJ: also in NN1 4NN1 4EN: also in NN1 4NN1 4EP: also in NN1 4NN1 4EQ: also in NN1 4NN1 4ER: also in NN1 4NN1 4ES: also in NN1 4NN1 4ET: also in NN1 4NN1 4EU: also in NN1 4NN1 4EW: also in NN1 4NN1 4EX: also in NN1 4NN1 4EY: also in NN1 4NN1 4HG: also in NN1 4NN1 4HJ: also in NN1 4NN1 4HL: also in NN1 4NN1 4HN: also in NN1 4NN1 4HP: also in NN1 4NN1 4HQ: also in NN1 4NN1 4HR: also in NN1 4NN1 4HS: also in NN1 4NN1 4HU: also in NN1 4NN1 4HW: also in NN1 4NN1 4HX: also in NN1 4NN1 4HZ: also in NN1 4NN1 4JA: also in NN1 4NN1 4JB: also in NN1 4NN1 4JD: also in NN1 4NN1 4JE: also in NN1 4NN1 4JG: also in NN1 4NN1 4JH: also in NN1 4NN1 4JJ: also in NN1 4NN1 4JL: also in NN1 4NN1 4JN: also in NN1 4NN1 4JP: also in NN1 4NN1 4JQ: also in NN1 4NN1 4JR: also in NN1 4NN1 4JS: also in NN1 4NN1 4JT: also in NN1 4NN1 4JU: also in NN1 4NN1 4JW: also in NN1 4NN1 4JX: also in NN1 4NN1 4LD: also in NN1 4NN1 4LE: also in NN1 4NN1 4LF: also in NN1 4NN1 4LH: also in NN1 4NN1 4LJ: also in NN1 4NN1 4LL: also in NN1 4NN1 4LN: also in NN1 4NN1 4LP: also in NN1 4NN1 4LQ: also in NN1 4NN1 4LR: also in NN1 4NN1 4LS: also in NN1 4NN1 4LT: also in NN1 4NN1 4LU: also in NN1 4NN1 4LW: also in NN1 4NN1 4LX: also in NN1 4NN1 4LZ: also in NN1 4NN1 4NA: also in NN1 4NN1 4NB: also in NN1 4NN1 4ND: also in NN1 4NN1 4NE: also in NN1 4NN1 4NF: also in NN1 4NN1 4NG: also in NN1 4NN1 4NH: also in NN1 4NN1 4NJ: also in NN1 4NN1 4NL: also in NN1 4NN1 4NN: also in NN1 4NN1 4NP: also in NN1 4NN1 4NQ: also in NN1 4NN1 4NU: also in NN1 4NN1 4NW: also in NN1 4NN1 4NY: also in NN1 4NN1 4NZ: also in NN1 4NN1 4PA: also in NN1 4NN1 4PE: also in NN1 4NN1 4PF: also in NN1 4NN1 4PG: also in NN1 4NN1 4PH: also in NN1 4NN1 4PJ: also in NN1 4NN1 4PN: also in NN1 4NN1 4PP: also in NN1 4NN1 4PQ: also in NN1 4NN1 4RR: also in NN1 4NN1 4RS: also in NN1 4NN1 4TG: also in NN1 4NN1 4TH: also in NN1 4NN1 4TJ: also in NN1 4NN1 4TL: also in NN1 4NN1 4TQ: also in NN1 4 County Surgery 600 mSchool 700 mThe CE Academy 1.1 kmNorthampton station 2.3 kmAbington & Phippsville NN1 4LY Map of NN1 4LY and what is near it Map of NN1 4LY: its centre point, with the 198 other postcodes in the NN1 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Wellingborough station 15.1 kmAbington & Phippsville NN1 4LY
  • NN1 4LY
  • Other postcodes in NN1 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 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 52.2435, longitude -0.8749)

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

Who looks after NN1 4LY?

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 4LY?

Every home and business at NN1 4LY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NN1 4LY 100% West Northamptonshire 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NN1 4LY 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 4LY?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Northamptonshire Council's days for NN1 4LY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for NN1 4LY 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 4LY 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 4LY.

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 4LY: 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 4LY 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 4LY?

Homes in NN1 4 sold for a typical £218,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 116 sales, down 6.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£218,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£233,750 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £310,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £239,500 81 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £144,000 29 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 4LY

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in NN1 4LY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 25 September 2024. 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 4LY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around NN1 4LY. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (71%). 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 4LY

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 £2,487 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,934.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (15%)£1,658
Band Babout 360 (46%)£1,934
Band Cabout 280 (36%)£2,210
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,487
Band Efewer than 5£3,039
Band Ffewer than 5£3,592
Band Gwithheld£4,144
Band Hfewer than 5£4,973

When the homes were built

  1. 71% Before 1900
  2. 14% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 2020 or later: 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 4LY is in (ONS area E01027134), 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 4LY?

The nearest open schools to NN1 4LY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NN1 4LY, 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 4LY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NN1 4LY is Northampton Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Northampton Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Wellingborough Rail Station Railway station 15.1 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 Billington Street, 72 m away.

More stations near NN1 4LY, 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 4LY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NN1 4LY, 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 4LY?

0 within 1 km 13 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NN1 4LY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Nest Group Charging point · 6 chargers 1.0 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.6 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 4LY?

The nearest to the centre of NN1 4LY, 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 4LY?

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 4LY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NN1 4LY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • 44 Stimpson Avenue Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01604 230457 100 mWalk
  • No 39 Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01604 230457 100 mWalk
  • Tabs@42 Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report June 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01604 230457 100 mWalk

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 4LY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NN1 4LY, 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 4LY?

The nearest vets to the centre of NN1 4LY 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 4LY in a conservation area?

The centre of NN1 4LY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 4LY?

Police.uk records 813 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NN1 4LY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences239 reports
Anti-social behaviour180 reports
Shoplifting118 reports
Vehicle crime55 reports
Public order47 reports
Other theft39 reports

Also: burglary 38, criminal damage and arson 27, robbery 26, drugs 14, possession of weapons 12, bicycle theft 8, other crime 6, theft from the person 4.

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 4LY

Ward
Abington & Phippsville
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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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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