NN2 8PT postcode in Northampton, West Northamptonshire

NN2 8PT is a postcode in Northampton, in the Kingsthorpe North 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 can get it. West Northamptonshire: 94% Typical price £275,000 Homes sold in NN2 8, last 12 months. ▼ 5.2% on the year before Nearest station Northampton 4.3 km in a straight line

Where NN2 8PT is, and what is near it

Map of NN2 8PT and what is near it Map of NN2 8PT: its centre point, with the 309 other postcodes in the NN2 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NN2 8AB: also in NN2 8NN2 8AS: also in NN2 8NN2 8AT: also in NN2 8NN2 8AU: also in NN2 8NN2 8AX: also in NN2 8NN2 8AY: also in NN2 8NN2 8AZ: also in NN2 8NN2 8BB: also in NN2 8NN2 8BD: also in NN2 8NN2 8BE: also in NN2 8NN2 8BG: also in NN2 8NN2 8BH: also in NN2 8NN2 8BJ: also in NN2 8NN2 8BL: also in NN2 8NN2 8BN: also in NN2 8NN2 8BP: also in NN2 8NN2 8BQ: also in NN2 8NN2 8BS: also in NN2 8NN2 8BT: also in NN2 8NN2 8BU: also in NN2 8NN2 8BX: also in NN2 8NN2 8BY: also in NN2 8NN2 8BZ: also in NN2 8NN2 8DA: also in NN2 8NN2 8DB: also in NN2 8NN2 8DD: also in NN2 8NN2 8DE: also in NN2 8NN2 8DF: also in NN2 8NN2 8DG: also in NN2 8NN2 8DJ: also in NN2 8NN2 8DP: also in NN2 8NN2 8DQ: also in NN2 8NN2 8DR: also in NN2 8NN2 8DS: also in NN2 8NN2 8DT: also in NN2 8NN2 8DU: also in NN2 8NN2 8DW: also in NN2 8NN2 8DX: also in NN2 8NN2 8DY: also in NN2 8NN2 8DZ: also in NN2 8NN2 8EA: also in NN2 8NN2 8EB: also in NN2 8NN2 8ED: also in NN2 8NN2 8EE: also in NN2 8NN2 8EF: also in NN2 8NN2 8EG: also in NN2 8NN2 8EH: also in NN2 8NN2 8EJ: also in NN2 8NN2 8EL: also in NN2 8NN2 8EN: also in NN2 8NN2 8EP: also in NN2 8NN2 8EQ: also in NN2 8NN2 8ER: also in NN2 8NN2 8ES: also in NN2 8NN2 8ET: also in NN2 8NN2 8EU: also in NN2 8NN2 8EW: also in NN2 8NN2 8EX: also in NN2 8NN2 8EY: also in NN2 8NN2 8EZ: also in NN2 8NN2 8FA: also in NN2 8NN2 8FB: also in NN2 8NN2 8FF: also in NN2 8NN2 8FG: also in NN2 8NN2 8FH: also in NN2 8NN2 8FJ: also in NN2 8NN2 8FL: also in NN2 8NN2 8FN: also in NN2 8NN2 8FP: also in NN2 8NN2 8FQ: also in NN2 8NN2 8FT: also in NN2 8NN2 8FU: also in NN2 8NN2 8FW: also in NN2 8NN2 8FX: also in NN2 8NN2 8FY: also in NN2 8NN2 8FZ: also in NN2 8NN2 8GA: also in NN2 8NN2 8GB: also in NN2 8NN2 8GD: also in NN2 8NN2 8GF: also in NN2 8NN2 8GG: also in NN2 8NN2 8GH: also in NN2 8NN2 8GJ: also in NN2 8NN2 8GL: also in NN2 8NN2 8GN: also in NN2 8NN2 8GP: also in NN2 8NN2 8GQ: also in NN2 8NN2 8GR: also in NN2 8NN2 8GS: also in NN2 8NN2 8GT: also in NN2 8NN2 8GU: also in NN2 8NN2 8GW: also in NN2 8NN2 8GX: also in NN2 8NN2 8GY: also in NN2 8NN2 8GZ: also in NN2 8NN2 8HX: also in NN2 8NN2 8HZ: also in NN2 8NN2 8JB: also in NN2 8NN2 8JN: also in NN2 8NN2 8LL: also in NN2 8NN2 8LN: also in NN2 8NN2 8LP: also in NN2 8NN2 8LR: also in NN2 8NN2 8LS: also in NN2 8NN2 8LT: also in NN2 8NN2 8LU: also in NN2 8NN2 8LX: also in NN2 8NN2 8LY: also in NN2 8NN2 8LZ: also in NN2 8NN2 8NB: also in NN2 8NN2 8ND: also in NN2 8NN2 8NE: also in NN2 8NN2 8NF: also in NN2 8NN2 8PD: also in NN2 8NN2 8PL: also in NN2 8NN2 8PN: also in NN2 8NN2 8PP: also in NN2 8NN2 8PR: also in NN2 8NN2 8PS: also in NN2 8NN2 8PU: also in NN2 8NN2 8PW: also in NN2 8NN2 8PX: also in NN2 8NN2 8PY: also in NN2 8NN2 8PZ: also in NN2 8NN2 8QA: also in NN2 8NN2 8QB: also in NN2 8NN2 8QF: also in NN2 8NN2 8QG: also in NN2 8NN2 8QH: also in NN2 8NN2 8QJ: also in NN2 8NN2 8QQ: also in NN2 8NN2 8RA: also in NN2 8NN2 8RB: also in NN2 8NN2 8TA: also in NN2 8NN2 8TB: also in NN2 8NN2 8TD: also in NN2 8NN2 8TE: also in NN2 8NN2 8TF: also in NN2 8NN2 8UE: also in NN2 8NN2 8UJ: also in NN2 8NN2 8UL: also in NN2 8NN2 8UN: also in NN2 8NN2 8UP: also in NN2 8NN2 8UQ: also in NN2 8NN2 8UR: also in NN2 8NN2 8US: also in NN2 8NN2 8UT: also in NN2 8NN2 8UU: also in NN2 8NN2 8UW: also in NN2 8NN2 8UX: also in NN2 8NN2 8UY: also in NN2 8 GP 2.7 kmGP 2.8 kmLong Buckby station 11.4 kmKingsthorpe North NN2 8PT Map of NN2 8PT and what is near it Map of NN2 8PT: its centre point, with the 309 other postcodes in the NN2 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Purple Oaks Academy 2.3 kmGP 2.7 kmLong Buckby station 11.4 kmKingsthorpe North NN2 8PT
  • NN2 8PT
  • Other postcodes in NN2 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 52.2750, longitude -0.9218)

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 NN2 8PT?

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 NN2 8PT?

Every home and business at NN2 8PT 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.

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 NN2 8PT?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Northamptonshire Council's days for NN2 8PT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for NN2 8PT 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 NN2 8PT 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 NN2 8PT.

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 NN2 8PT: 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 NN2 8PT 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 NN2 8PT?

Homes in NN2 8 sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 193 sales, down 5.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£275,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£290,000
12 months to August 2026
£275,000

▼ down 5.2% on the 12 months before

Detached£357,500 65 sales
Semi-detached£267,000 89 sales
Terraced£230,000 28 sales
Flat or maisonette£104,000 11 sales

Across the whole NN2 district: a typical £245,000 from 440 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 NN2 8PT

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in NN2 8PT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 March 2026. The middle sale was £283,000, from £230,000 to £376,000. Across NN2 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £275,000. 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

Food hygiene ratings at NN2 8PT

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at NN2 8PT. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NN2 8PT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around NN2 8PT. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (53%). 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 NN2 8PT

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 C, the most common, is £2,210.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,658
Band Babout 180 (28%)£1,934
Band Cabout 220 (34%)£2,210
Band Dabout 130 (20%)£2,487
Band Eabout 90 (14%)£3,039
Band Fwithheld£3,592
Band Gwithheld£4,144
Band Hfewer than 5£4,973

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 53% 1965 to 1982
  6. 34% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 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 NN2 8PT is in (ONS area E01027193), 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 NN2 8PT?

The nearest open schools to NN2 8PT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NN2 8PT, 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 NN2 8PT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NN2 8PT is Northampton Rail Station, 4.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Northampton Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
  • Long Buckby Rail Station Railway station 11.4 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fairmead Rise, 42 m away.

More stations near NN2 8PT, 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 NN2 8PT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NN2 8PT, 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 NN2 8PT?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NN2 8PT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Lidl Charging point · 2 chargers 2.4 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.

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

Which dentists are near NN2 8PT?

The nearest to the centre of NN2 8PT, 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 NN2 8PT?

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 NN2 8PT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NN2 8PT, 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 NN2 8PT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NN2 8PT, 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 NN2 8PT?

The nearest vets to the centre of NN2 8PT 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 NN2 8PT in a conservation area?

The centre of NN2 8PT 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 NN2 8PT?

Police.uk records 64 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NN2 8PT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Shoplifting10 reports
Public order5 reports
Burglary5 reports
Other theft5 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 3, vehicle crime 2, drugs 1, robbery 1, other crime 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 NN2 8PT

Ward
Kingsthorpe North
Parish
Kingsthorpe
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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