NN3 3BF postcode in Northampton, West Northamptonshire

NN3 3BF is a postcode in Northampton, in the Weston Favell & Abington Vale ward of West Northamptonshire. It is in the Northampton South parliamentary constituency and the Northamptonshire police force area, and has been in use since August 2015.

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 £333,000 Homes sold in NN3 3, last 12 months. ▲ 2.5% on the year before Nearest station Northampton 3.7 km in a straight line

Where NN3 3BF is, and what is near it

Map of NN3 3BF and what is near it Map of NN3 3BF: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the NN3 3 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 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NN3 3AA: also in NN3 3NN3 3AB: also in NN3 3NN3 3AD: also in NN3 3NN3 3AE: also in NN3 3NN3 3AF: also in NN3 3NN3 3AG: also in NN3 3NN3 3AH: also in NN3 3NN3 3AJ: also in NN3 3NN3 3AN: also in NN3 3NN3 3AQ: also in NN3 3NN3 3AS: also in NN3 3NN3 3AT: also in NN3 3NN3 3AU: also in NN3 3NN3 3AW: also in NN3 3NN3 3AX: also in NN3 3NN3 3AY: also in NN3 3NN3 3AZ: also in NN3 3NN3 3BA: also in NN3 3NN3 3BB: also in NN3 3NN3 3BD: also in NN3 3NN3 3BE: also in NN3 3NN3 3BG: also in NN3 3NN3 3BH: also in NN3 3NN3 3BQ: also in NN3 3NN3 3BX: also in NN3 3NN3 3BY: also in NN3 3NN3 3BZ: also in NN3 3NN3 3DA: also in NN3 3NN3 3DH: also in NN3 3NN3 3DJ: also in NN3 3NN3 3DL: also in NN3 3NN3 3DQ: also in NN3 3NN3 3EH: also in NN3 3NN3 3EJ: also in NN3 3NN3 3EL: also in NN3 3NN3 3EQ: also in NN3 3NN3 3FA: also in NN3 3NN3 3FB: also in NN3 3NN3 3FD: also in NN3 3NN3 3HE: also in NN3 3NN3 3HG: also in NN3 3NN3 3HJ: also in NN3 3NN3 3HL: also in NN3 3NN3 3HQ: also in NN3 3NN3 3LF: also in NN3 3NN3 3LG: also in NN3 3NN3 3LJ: also in NN3 3NN3 3LL: also in NN3 3NN3 3LN: also in NN3 3NN3 3LP: also in NN3 3NN3 3LR: also in NN3 3NN3 3LS: also in NN3 3NN3 3LT: also in NN3 3NN3 3LU: also in NN3 3NN3 3LW: also in NN3 3NN3 3LX: also in NN3 3NN3 3LY: also in NN3 3NN3 3LZ: also in NN3 3NN3 3NA: also in NN3 3NN3 3NB: also in NN3 3NN3 3ND: also in NN3 3NN3 3NE: also in NN3 3NN3 3NF: also in NN3 3NN3 3NG: also in NN3 3NN3 3NJ: also in NN3 3NN3 3NQ: also in NN3 3NN3 3NR: also in NN3 3NN3 3NW: also in NN3 3NN3 3NX: also in NN3 3NN3 3NY: also in NN3 3NN3 3NZ: also in NN3 3NN3 3XF: also in NN3 3NN3 3XJ: also in NN3 3 School 1.1 kmGP 1.3 kmWeston Favell Academy 1.8 kmWeston Favell & Abington Vale NN3 3BF Map of NN3 3BF and what is near it Map of NN3 3BF: its centre point, with the 199 other postcodes in the NN3 3 sector, 4 schools (1 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 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.3 kmWellingborough station 13.7 kmWeston Favell & Abington Vale NN3 3BF
  • NN3 3BF
  • Other postcodes in NN3 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 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 52.2444, longitude -0.8538)

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 NN3 3BF?

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 NN3 3BF?

Every home and business at NN3 3BF 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 NN3 3BF?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Northamptonshire Council's days for NN3 3BF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for NN3 3BF 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 NN3 3BF 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 NN3 3BF.

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 NN3 3BF: 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 NN3 3BF 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 NN3 3BF?

Homes in NN3 3 sold for a typical £333,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 109 sales, up 2.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£333,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £400,000 45 sales
  • Semi-detached £320,000 47 sales
  • Terraced £254,000 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £160,000 9 sales

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

Across the whole NN3 district: a typical £270,000 from 736 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 NN3 3BF

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in NN3 3BF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 May 2026. The middle price was £325,000, from £315,000 to £425,000. Across NN3 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £333,000. 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 NN3 3BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around NN3 3BF. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (68%). 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 NN3 3BF

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 £1,934 (band B) to £4,144 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,487.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,658
Band Babout 60 (10%)£1,934
Band Cabout 160 (25%)£2,210
Band Dabout 240 (38%)£2,487
Band Eabout 120 (19%)£3,039
Band Fabout 30 (5%)£3,592
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,144
Band Hwithheld£4,973

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 68% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 14% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 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 NN3 3BF is in (ONS area E01027255), 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 NN3 3BF?

The nearest open schools to NN3 3BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NN3 3BF, 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 NN3 3BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NN3 3BF is Northampton Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Northampton Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Wellingborough Rail Station Railway station 13.7 kmDrive

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Middle School, 132 m away.

More stations near NN3 3BF, 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 NN3 3BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NN3 3BF, 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 NN3 3BF?

0 within 1 km 11 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NN3 3BF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 1.2 kmWalk
  • Northampton Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.4 kmCycle
  • Steven Eagell Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 1.4 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.

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 NN3 3BF?

The nearest to the centre of NN3 3BF, 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 NN3 3BF?

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 NN3 3BF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NN3 3BF, 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 NN3 3BF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NN3 3BF, 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 NN3 3BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of NN3 3BF 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 NN3 3BF in a conservation area?

The centre of NN3 3BF 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 NN3 3BF?

Police.uk records 308 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NN3 3BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences77 reports
Shoplifting76 reports
Anti-social behaviour56 reports
Vehicle crime29 reports
Burglary14 reports
Public order13 reports

Also: robbery 12, other theft 10, criminal damage and arson 8, drugs 4, bicycle theft 3, possession of weapons 3, other crime 3.

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 NN3 3BF

Ward
Weston Favell & Abington Vale
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
August 2015

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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