NN3 6PY postcode in Northampton, West Northamptonshire

NN3 6PY 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 December 1998.

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 NN3 6PY can get it Across West Northamptonshire: 94% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in NN3 6, last 12 months. ▼ 1.9% on the year before Nearest station Northampton 4.7 km in a straight line

Where NN3 6PY is, and what is near it

Map of NN3 6PY and what is near it Map of NN3 6PY: its centre point, with the 185 other postcodes in the NN3 6 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. NN3 6AE: also in NN3 6NN3 6AH: also in NN3 6NN3 6AJ: also in NN3 6NN3 6AL: also in NN3 6NN3 6AY: also in NN3 6NN3 6BB: also in NN3 6NN3 6BD: also in NN3 6NN3 6BE: also in NN3 6NN3 6BG: also in NN3 6NN3 6BH: also in NN3 6NN3 6BL: also in NN3 6NN3 6BP: also in NN3 6NN3 6BQ: also in NN3 6NN3 6BS: also in NN3 6NN3 6BT: also in NN3 6NN3 6BU: also in NN3 6NN3 6BX: also in NN3 6NN3 6BY: also in NN3 6NN3 6BZ: also in NN3 6NN3 6DA: also in NN3 6NN3 6DG: also in NN3 6NN3 6DH: also in NN3 6NN3 6DJ: also in NN3 6NN3 6DL: also in NN3 6NN3 6DN: also in NN3 6NN3 6DP: also in NN3 6NN3 6DQ: also in NN3 6NN3 6DR: also in NN3 6NN3 6DS: also in NN3 6NN3 6DT: also in NN3 6NN3 6DU: also in NN3 6NN3 6DW: also in NN3 6NN3 6DX: also in NN3 6NN3 6DZ: also in NN3 6NN3 6EA: also in NN3 6NN3 6EB: also in NN3 6NN3 6ED: also in NN3 6NN3 6EE: also in NN3 6NN3 6EF: also in NN3 6NN3 6EH: also in NN3 6NN3 6EJ: also in NN3 6NN3 6EL: also in NN3 6NN3 6EN: also in NN3 6NN3 6EP: also in NN3 6NN3 6ER: also in NN3 6NN3 6ES: also in NN3 6NN3 6ET: also in NN3 6NN3 6EW: also in NN3 6NN3 6EX: also in NN3 6NN3 6FA: also in NN3 6NN3 6FE: also in NN3 6NN3 6FF: also in NN3 6NN3 6FU: also in NN3 6NN3 6FW: also in NN3 6NN3 6FX: also in NN3 6NN3 6HA: also in NN3 6NN3 6HB: also in NN3 6NN3 6HG: also in NN3 6NN3 6HL: also in NN3 6NN3 6HN: also in NN3 6NN3 6HT: also in NN3 6NN3 6HW: also in NN3 6NN3 6JE: also in NN3 6NN3 6JF: also in NN3 6NN3 6JG: also in NN3 6NN3 6JH: also in NN3 6NN3 6JJ: also in NN3 6NN3 6JL: also in NN3 6NN3 6JN: also in NN3 6NN3 6JP: also in NN3 6NN3 6JQ: also in NN3 6NN3 6JR: also in NN3 6NN3 6JS: also in NN3 6NN3 6JT: also in NN3 6NN3 6JU: also in NN3 6NN3 6JW: also in NN3 6NN3 6JX: also in NN3 6NN3 6JY: also in NN3 6NN3 6LR: also in NN3 6NN3 6LZ: also in NN3 6NN3 6NA: also in NN3 6NN3 6NB: also in NN3 6NN3 6ND: also in NN3 6NN3 6NE: also in NN3 6NN3 6NF: also in NN3 6NN3 6NG: also in NN3 6NN3 6NH: also in NN3 6NN3 6NJ: also in NN3 6NN3 6NP: also in NN3 6NN3 6NQ: also in NN3 6NN3 6NS: also in NN3 6NN3 6NT: also in NN3 6NN3 6NU: also in NN3 6NN3 6NX: also in NN3 6NN3 6NY: also in NN3 6NN3 6NZ: also in NN3 6NN3 6PA: also in NN3 6NN3 6PB: also in NN3 6NN3 6PD: also in NN3 6NN3 6PE: also in NN3 6NN3 6PF: also in NN3 6NN3 6PG: also in NN3 6NN3 6PH: also in NN3 6NN3 6PJ: also in NN3 6NN3 6PL: also in NN3 6NN3 6PN: also in NN3 6NN3 6PP: also in NN3 6NN3 6PQ: also in NN3 6NN3 6PR: also in NN3 6NN3 6PS: also in NN3 6NN3 6PT: also in NN3 6NN3 6PU: also in NN3 6NN3 6PW: also in NN3 6NN3 6PX: also in NN3 6NN3 6QE: also in NN3 6NN3 6QG: also in NN3 6NN3 6QJ: also in NN3 6NN3 6QP: also in NN3 6NN3 6QR: also in NN3 6NN3 6QS: also in NN3 6NN3 6QT: also in NN3 6NN3 6QU: also in NN3 6NN3 6QW: also in NN3 6NN3 6QX: also in NN3 6NN3 6RL: also in NN3 6NN3 6RP: also in NN3 6NN3 6RQ: also in NN3 6NN3 6RW: also in NN3 6NN3 6SE: also in NN3 6NN3 6SF: also in NN3 6NN3 6WJ: also in NN3 6NN3 6XJ: also in NN3 6 School 750 mNorthampton station 4.7 kmWellingborough station 13.0 kmParklands NN3 6PY Map of NN3 6PY and what is near it Map of NN3 6PY: its centre point, with the 185 other postcodes in the NN3 6 sector, 4 schools, 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. Parklands NN3 6PY
  • NN3 6PY
  • Other postcodes in NN3 6: 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 52.2678, longitude -0.8582)

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 6PY?

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 6PY?

Every home and business at NN3 6PY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NN3 6PY 100% West Northamptonshire 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NN3 6PY 100% West Northamptonshire 98%
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 6PY?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for NN3 6PY.

Check the bin days for NN3 6PY 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 6PY 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 6PY.

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 6PY: 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 6PY 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 6PY?

Homes in NN3 6 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 92 sales, down 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£260,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£265,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £337,500 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £252,500 44 sales
  • Terraced £250,000 18 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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 6PY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NN3 6PY 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

What council tax band are homes near NN3 6PY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around NN3 6PY. Over half of them (53%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (67%). 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 6PY

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 A, the most common, is £1,658.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 420 (53%)£1,658
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,934
Band Cabout 160 (20%)£2,210
Band Dabout 130 (16%)£2,487
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£3,039
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£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. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 67% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 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 6PY is in (ONS area E01027171), 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 6PY?

The nearest open schools to NN3 6PY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NN3 6PY, 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 6PY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NN3 6PY is Northampton Rail Station, 4.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Northampton Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle
  • Wellingborough Rail Station Railway station 13.0 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 Eden Close, 60 m away.

More stations near NN3 6PY, 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 6PY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NN3 6PY, 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 6PY?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NN3 6PY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.9 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 6PY?

The nearest to the centre of NN3 6PY, 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 6PY?

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 6PY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NN3 6PY, 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 6PY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NN3 6PY, 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 6PY?

The nearest vets to the centre of NN3 6PY 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 6PY in a conservation area?

The centre of NN3 6PY 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 6PY?

Police.uk records 290 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NN3 6PY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences86 reports
Shoplifting62 reports
Anti-social behaviour55 reports
Vehicle crime20 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports
Other theft13 reports

Also: public order 8, drugs 6, robbery 6, possession of weapons 6, other crime 5, burglary 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 NN3 6PY

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
December 1998

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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