NN5 5BU postcode in Northampton, West Northamptonshire

NN5 5BU is a postcode in Northampton, in the Dallington Spencer ward of West Northamptonshire. It is in the Northampton South 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 £230,000 Homes sold in NN5 5, last 12 months. ▲ 7.7% on the year before Nearest station Northampton 1.1 km in a straight line

Where NN5 5BU is, and what is near it

Map of NN5 5BU and what is near it Map of NN5 5BU: its centre point, with the 152 other postcodes in the NN5 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NN5 5AA: also in NN5 5NN5 5AF: also in NN5 5NN5 5AJ: also in NN5 5NN5 5AN: also in NN5 5NN5 5AP: also in NN5 5NN5 5AR: also in NN5 5NN5 5AS: also in NN5 5NN5 5AT: also in NN5 5NN5 5AU: also in NN5 5NN5 5AW: also in NN5 5NN5 5AX: also in NN5 5NN5 5AY: also in NN5 5NN5 5AZ: also in NN5 5NN5 5BB: also in NN5 5NN5 5BD: also in NN5 5NN5 5BE: also in NN5 5NN5 5BF: also in NN5 5NN5 5BG: also in NN5 5NN5 5BH: also in NN5 5NN5 5BJ: also in NN5 5NN5 5BL: also in NN5 5NN5 5BN: also in NN5 5NN5 5BP: also in NN5 5NN5 5BQ: also in NN5 5NN5 5BS: also in NN5 5NN5 5BW: also in NN5 5NN5 5BX: also in NN5 5NN5 5BY: also in NN5 5NN5 5BZ: also in NN5 5NN5 5DA: also in NN5 5NN5 5DB: also in NN5 5NN5 5DD: also in NN5 5NN5 5DE: also in NN5 5NN5 5DG: also in NN5 5NN5 5DH: also in NN5 5NN5 5DJ: also in NN5 5NN5 5DL: also in NN5 5NN5 5DN: also in NN5 5NN5 5DP: also in NN5 5NN5 5DQ: also in NN5 5NN5 5DR: also in NN5 5NN5 5DS: also in NN5 5NN5 5DT: also in NN5 5NN5 5DU: also in NN5 5NN5 5DW: also in NN5 5NN5 5DX: also in NN5 5NN5 5DY: also in NN5 5NN5 5DZ: also in NN5 5NN5 5EA: also in NN5 5NN5 5EB: also in NN5 5NN5 5ED: also in NN5 5NN5 5EE: also in NN5 5NN5 5EF: also in NN5 5NN5 5EG: also in NN5 5NN5 5EH: also in NN5 5NN5 5EL: also in NN5 5NN5 5EN: also in NN5 5NN5 5EP: also in NN5 5NN5 5EQ: also in NN5 5NN5 5ER: also in NN5 5NN5 5ES: also in NN5 5NN5 5ET: also in NN5 5NN5 5EU: also in NN5 5NN5 5EW: also in NN5 5NN5 5EX: also in NN5 5NN5 5EY: also in NN5 5NN5 5EZ: also in NN5 5NN5 5FD: also in NN5 5NN5 5FE: also in NN5 5NN5 5FF: also in NN5 5NN5 5FG: also in NN5 5NN5 5FH: also in NN5 5NN5 5FJ: also in NN5 5NN5 5FL: also in NN5 5NN5 5FN: also in NN5 5NN5 5HA: also in NN5 5NN5 5HF: also in NN5 5NN5 5HG: also in NN5 5NN5 5HH: also in NN5 5NN5 5HL: also in NN5 5NN5 5HQ: also in NN5 5NN5 5HR: also in NN5 5NN5 5HS: also in NN5 5NN5 5HT: also in NN5 5NN5 5HU: also in NN5 5NN5 5HW: also in NN5 5NN5 5HY: also in NN5 5NN5 5JA: also in NN5 5NN5 5JB: also in NN5 5NN5 5JG: also in NN5 5NN5 5JS: also in NN5 5NN5 5JU: also in NN5 5NN5 5JX: also in NN5 5NN5 5JZ: also in NN5 5NN5 5LA: also in NN5 5NN5 5LB: also in NN5 5NN5 5LD: also in NN5 5NN5 5LE: also in NN5 5NN5 5LF: also in NN5 5NN5 5LG: also in NN5 5NN5 5LH: also in NN5 5NN5 5LJ: also in NN5 5NN5 5LL: also in NN5 5NN5 5LN: also in NN5 5NN5 5LP: also in NN5 5NN5 5LQ: also in NN5 5NN5 5LR: also in NN5 5NN5 5LS: also in NN5 5NN5 5LT: also in NN5 5NN5 5LW: also in NN5 5NN5 5LY: also in NN5 5NN5 5NH: also in NN5 5NN5 5NJ: also in NN5 5NN5 5NL: also in NN5 5NN5 5NN: also in NN5 5NN5 5NP: also in NN5 5NN5 5NR: also in NN5 5NN5 5NS: also in NN5 5NN5 5NT: also in NN5 5NN5 5NU: also in NN5 5NN5 5NW: also in NN5 5NN5 5NX: also in NN5 5NN5 5NY: also in NN5 5NN5 5NZ: also in NN5 5NN5 5PA: also in NN5 5NN5 5PB: also in NN5 5NN5 5PD: also in NN5 5NN5 5PE: also in NN5 5NN5 5PF: also in NN5 5NN5 5PG: also in NN5 5NN5 5PP: also in NN5 5NN5 5PQ: also in NN5 5NN5 5QJ: also in NN5 5NN5 5QL: also in NN5 5NN5 5QN: also in NN5 5NN5 5TW: also in NN5 5 2 places, 1.6–1.7 kmGP 1.7 kmHampton Bridge School 1.7 kmLong Buckby station 12.7 kmDallington Spencer NN5 5BU Map of NN5 5BU and what is near it Map of NN5 5BU: its centre point, with the 152 other postcodes in the NN5 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Long Buckby station 12.7 kmDallington Spencer NN5 5BU
  • NN5 5BU
  • Other postcodes in NN5 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 52.2419, longitude -0.9217)

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 NN5 5BU?

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 NN5 5BU?

Every home and business at NN5 5BU 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 NN5 5BU?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Northamptonshire Council's days for NN5 5BU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 NN5 5BU 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 NN5 5BU.

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 NN5 5BU: 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 NN5 5BU 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 NN5 5BU?

Homes in NN5 5 sold for a typical £230,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 60 sales, up 7.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£230,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£213,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £255,000 27 sales
  • Terraced £208,000 25 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £125,000 6 sales

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

Across the whole NN5 district: a typical £263,250 from 526 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 NN5 5BU

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in NN5 5BU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 14 July 2025. 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 NN5 5BU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around NN5 5BU. Over half of them (51%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (51%). 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 NN5 5BU

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 80 (8%)£1,658
Band Babout 290 (30%)£1,934
Band Cabout 490 (51%)£2,210
Band Dabout 90 (9%)£2,487
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,039
Band Fwithheld£3,592
Band Gfewer than 5£4,144
Band Hwithheld£4,973

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 51% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 36% 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 NN5 5BU is in (ONS area E01027237), 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 NN5 5BU?

The nearest open schools to NN5 5BU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NN5 5BU, 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 NN5 5BU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NN5 5BU is Northampton Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Northampton Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Long Buckby Rail Station Railway station 12.7 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 Malcolm Drive, 144 m away.

More stations near NN5 5BU, 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 NN5 5BU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NN5 5BU, 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 NN5 5BU?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NN5 5BU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • Lidl Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 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 NN5 5BU?

The nearest to the centre of NN5 5BU, 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 NN5 5BU?

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 NN5 5BU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NN5 5BU, 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 NN5 5BU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NN5 5BU, 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 NN5 5BU?

The nearest vets to the centre of NN5 5BU 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 NN5 5BU in a conservation area?

The centre of NN5 5BU 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 NN5 5BU?

Police.uk records 488 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NN5 5BU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour158 reports
Violence and sexual offences143 reports
Shoplifting38 reports
Public order36 reports
Other theft33 reports
Criminal damage and arson20 reports

Also: burglary 13, vehicle crime 12, drugs 11, bicycle theft 7, robbery 6, possession of weapons 5, other crime 5, 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 NN5 5BU

Ward
Dallington Spencer
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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