NN3 3RF postcode in Northampton, West Northamptonshire

NN3 3RF is a postcode in Northampton, in the Headlands 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. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 0% 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 4.8 km in a straight line

Where NN3 3RF is, and what is near it

Map of NN3 3RF and what is near it Map of NN3 3RF: 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 and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NN3 3DR: also in NN3 3NN3 3DU: also in NN3 3NN3 3DX: also in NN3 3NN3 3DY: also in NN3 3NN3 3EB: also in NN3 3NN3 3ED: also in NN3 3NN3 3EE: also in NN3 3NN3 3EX: also in NN3 3NN3 3EY: also in NN3 3NN3 3EZ: also in NN3 3NN3 3HA: also in NN3 3NN3 3QF: also in NN3 3NN3 3QZ: also in NN3 3NN3 3RA: also in NN3 3NN3 3RB: also in NN3 3NN3 3RD: also in NN3 3NN3 3RE: also in NN3 3NN3 3RH: also in NN3 3NN3 3RJ: also in NN3 3NN3 3RL: also in NN3 3NN3 3RN: also in NN3 3NN3 3RP: also in NN3 3NN3 3RQ: also in NN3 3NN3 3RR: also in NN3 3NN3 3RS: also in NN3 3NN3 3RT: also in NN3 3NN3 3RU: also in NN3 3NN3 3RW: also in NN3 3NN3 3RX: also in NN3 3NN3 3RY: also in NN3 3NN3 3RZ: also in NN3 3NN3 3SA: also in NN3 3 School 1.0 kmNorthampton station 4.8 kmWellingborough station 12.6 kmWeston Favell & Abington Vale NN3 3RF Map of NN3 3RF and what is near it Map of NN3 3RF: 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 and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Weston Favell & Abington Vale NN3 3RF
  • NN3 3RF
  • Other postcodes in NN3 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 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 52.2630, longitude -0.8493)

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 3RF?

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 3RF?

Every home and business at NN3 3RF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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 NN3 3RF?

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

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

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 3RF: 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 3RF 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 3RF?

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 3RF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NN3 3RF 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 NN3 3RF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at NN3 3RF. 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 NN3 3RF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around NN3 3RF. The largest share of them, 50%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (63%). 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 3RF

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 £3,592 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,210.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,658
Band Babout 150 (24%)£1,934
Band Cabout 310 (50%)£2,210
Band Dabout 110 (18%)£2,487
Band Eabout 30 (5%)£3,039
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,592
Band Gfewer than 5£4,144
Band Hfewer than 5£4,973

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 63% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 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 NN3 3RF is in (ONS area E01027182), 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 3RF?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of NN3 3RF is Northampton Rail Station, 4.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Northampton Rail Station Railway station 4.8 kmCycle
  • Wellingborough Rail Station Railway station 12.6 kmDrive

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St Gregory's Primary School, 47 m away.

More stations near NN3 3RF, 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 3RF?

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

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

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

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 2.3 kmCycle
  • Northampton Supercharger Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.5 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 2.5 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 NN3 3RF?

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

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 3RF?

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

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

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

The centre of NN3 3RF 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 3RF?

Police.uk records 382 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NN3 3RF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences114 reports
Shoplifting87 reports
Anti-social behaviour64 reports
Criminal damage and arson24 reports
Vehicle crime23 reports
Other theft16 reports

Also: public order 12, robbery 12, drugs 9, burglary 7, possession of weapons 7, other crime 6, bicycle theft 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 NN3 3RF

Ward
Headlands
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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