NN1 5LW postcode in Northampton, West Northamptonshire

NN1 5LW 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 Typical price £230,000 Homes sold in NN1 5, last 12 months. ▲ 4.5% on the year before Nearest school Cedar Road Primary School 700 m in a straight line Nearest station Northampton 2.9 km in a straight line

Where NN1 5LW is, and what is near it

Map of NN1 5LW and what is near it Map of NN1 5LW: its centre point, with the 158 other postcodes in the NN1 5 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. NN1 5BS: also in NN1 5NN1 5DE: also in NN1 5NN1 5DY: also in NN1 5NN1 5EA: also in NN1 5NN1 5EB: also in NN1 5NN1 5ED: also in NN1 5NN1 5EE: also in NN1 5NN1 5EF: also in NN1 5NN1 5EH: also in NN1 5NN1 5EJ: also in NN1 5NN1 5EL: also in NN1 5NN1 5EN: also in NN1 5NN1 5EP: also in NN1 5NN1 5ER: also in NN1 5NN1 5ES: also in NN1 5NN1 5ET: also in NN1 5NN1 5EU: also in NN1 5NN1 5EW: also in NN1 5NN1 5EX: also in NN1 5NN1 5EY: also in NN1 5NN1 5EZ: also in NN1 5NN1 5GF: also in NN1 5NN1 5HA: also in NN1 5NN1 5HB: also in NN1 5NN1 5HD: also in NN1 5NN1 5HE: also in NN1 5NN1 5HP: also in NN1 5NN1 5HR: also in NN1 5NN1 5HS: also in NN1 5NN1 5HU: also in NN1 5NN1 5HX: also in NN1 5NN1 5JA: also in NN1 5NN1 5JB: also in NN1 5NN1 5JD: also in NN1 5NN1 5JE: also in NN1 5NN1 5JF: also in NN1 5NN1 5JH: also in NN1 5NN1 5JJ: also in NN1 5NN1 5JL: also in NN1 5NN1 5JN: also in NN1 5NN1 5JP: also in NN1 5NN1 5JQ: also in NN1 5NN1 5JR: also in NN1 5NN1 5JS: also in NN1 5NN1 5JU: also in NN1 5NN1 5JW: also in NN1 5NN1 5JX: also in NN1 5NN1 5JY: also in NN1 5NN1 5JZ: also in NN1 5NN1 5LF: also in NN1 5NN1 5LJ: also in NN1 5NN1 5LL: also in NN1 5NN1 5LN: also in NN1 5NN1 5LP: also in NN1 5NN1 5LR: also in NN1 5NN1 5LS: also in NN1 5NN1 5LT: also in NN1 5NN1 5LU: also in NN1 5NN1 5LX: also in NN1 5NN1 5LY: also in NN1 5NN1 5LZ: also in NN1 5NN1 5NA: also in NN1 5NN1 5NB: also in NN1 5NN1 5ND: also in NN1 5NN1 5QG: also in NN1 5NN1 5QH: also in NN1 5NN1 5QJ: also in NN1 5NN1 5QP: also in NN1 5NN1 5QR: also in NN1 5NN1 5QT: also in NN1 5NN1 5QY: also in NN1 5NN1 5QZ: also in NN1 5NN1 5RA: also in NN1 5NN1 5RR: also in NN1 5NN1 5RS: also in NN1 5NN1 5RT: also in NN1 5NN1 5RU: also in NN1 5NN1 5RX: also in NN1 5NN1 5SA: also in NN1 5NN1 5SB: also in NN1 5NN1 5SD: also in NN1 5NN1 5SE: also in NN1 5NN1 5SH: also in NN1 5NN1 5SJ: also in NN1 5NN1 5SL: also in NN1 5NN1 5SN: also in NN1 5NN1 5SP: also in NN1 5NN1 5SR: also in NN1 5NN1 5SS: also in NN1 5NN1 5ST: also in NN1 5NN1 5SU: also in NN1 5 The CE Academy 1.7 kmNorthampton station 2.9 kmWellingborough station 14.4 kmCastle NN1 5LW Map of NN1 5LW and what is near it Map of NN1 5LW: its centre point, with the 158 other postcodes in the NN1 5 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. Castle NN1 5LW
  • NN1 5LW
  • Other postcodes in NN1 5: 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 52.2462, longitude -0.8666)

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 5LW?

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 5LW?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for NN1 5LW. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 5LW?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Northamptonshire Council's days for NN1 5LW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for NN1 5LW 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 5LW 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 5LW.

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 5LW: 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 5LW 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 5LW?

Homes in NN1 5 sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 83 sales, up 4.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£230,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£220,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £304,000 8 sales
  • Terraced £235,000 56 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £158,000 15 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 5LW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NN1 5LW 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

Food hygiene ratings at NN1 5LW

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at NN1 5LW. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NN1 5LW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around NN1 5LW. Over half of them (54%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (42%). 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 5LW

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 £4,144 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,210.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (11%)£1,658
Band Babout 120 (16%)£1,934
Band Cabout 400 (54%)£2,210
Band Dabout 50 (7%)£2,487
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£3,039
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,592
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,144
Band Hwithheld£4,973

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 42% 1900 to 1918
  3. 42% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 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 5LW is in (ONS area E01027135), 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 5LW?

The nearest open schools to NN1 5LW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NN1 5LW, 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 5LW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NN1 5LW is Northampton Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Northampton Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Wellingborough Rail Station Railway station 14.4 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 Christchurch Road, 149 m away.

More stations near NN1 5LW, 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 5LW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NN1 5LW, 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 5LW?

0 within 1 km 13 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NN1 5LW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Nest Group Charging point · 6 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 2.1 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 5LW?

The nearest to the centre of NN1 5LW, 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 5LW?

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 5LW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NN1 5LW, 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 5LW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NN1 5LW, 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 5LW?

The nearest vets to the centre of NN1 5LW 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 5LW in a conservation area?

The centre of NN1 5LW 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 5LW?

Police.uk records 561 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NN1 5LW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences184 reports
Anti-social behaviour115 reports
Shoplifting77 reports
Vehicle crime47 reports
Public order28 reports
Other theft26 reports

Also: burglary 23, criminal damage and arson 21, robbery 16, drugs 9, bicycle theft 5, possession of weapons 5, other crime 4, theft from the person 1.

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 5LW

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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