NN5 6BB postcode in West Northamptonshire, England

NN5 6BB is a postcode in West Northamptonshire, in the Long Buckby ward. It is in the Daventry parliamentary constituency and the Northamptonshire police force area, and has been in use since July 2025.

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 NN5 6, last 12 months. ▼ 3.5% on the year before Nearest station Northampton 4.9 km in a straight line

Where NN5 6BB is, and what is near it

Map of NN5 6BB and what is near it Map of NN5 6BB: its centre point, with the 331 other postcodes in the NN5 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. NN5 6BD: also in NN5 6NN5 6BE: also in NN5 6NN5 6BG: also in NN5 6NN5 6BL: also in NN5 6NN5 6EF: also in NN5 6NN5 6EH: also in NN5 6NN5 6EJ: also in NN5 6NN5 6EL: also in NN5 6NN5 6EN: also in NN5 6NN5 6EW: also in NN5 6NN5 6GS: also in NN5 6NN5 6HF: also in NN5 6NN5 6HU: also in NN5 6NN5 6HX: also in NN5 6NN5 6HZ: also in NN5 6NN5 6LT: also in NN5 6NN5 6LU: also in NN5 6NN5 6LY: also in NN5 6NN5 6ND: also in NN5 6NN5 6NE: also in NN5 6NN5 6NF: also in NN5 6NN5 6NJ: also in NN5 6NN5 6NL: also in NN5 6NN5 6NN: also in NN5 6NN5 6NP: also in NN5 6NN5 6NQ: also in NN5 6NN5 6NR: also in NN5 6NN5 6NS: also in NN5 6NN5 6NT: also in NN5 6NN5 6NU: also in NN5 6NN5 6NW: also in NN5 6NN5 6NX: also in NN5 6NN5 6NZ: also in NN5 6NN5 6PE: also in NN5 6NN5 6PP: also in NN5 6NN5 6PR: also in NN5 6NN5 6PS: also in NN5 6NN5 6PT: also in NN5 6NN5 6PU: also in NN5 6NN5 6PX: also in NN5 6NN5 6PY: also in NN5 6NN5 6PZ: also in NN5 6NN5 6QA: also in NN5 6NN5 6QB: also in NN5 6NN5 6QD: also in NN5 6NN5 6QH: also in NN5 6NN5 6QJ: also in NN5 6NN5 6QL: also in NN5 6NN5 6QN: also in NN5 6NN5 6QP: also in NN5 6NN5 6QR: also in NN5 6NN5 6QS: also in NN5 6NN5 6QT: also in NN5 6NN5 6QU: also in NN5 6NN5 6QW: also in NN5 6NN5 6QX: also in NN5 6NN5 6QY: also in NN5 6NN5 6QZ: also in NN5 6NN5 6RF: also in NN5 6NN5 6RH: also in NN5 6NN5 6RJ: also in NN5 6NN5 6RL: also in NN5 6NN5 6RN: also in NN5 6NN5 6RX: also in NN5 6NN5 6RY: also in NN5 6NN5 6SA: also in NN5 6NN5 6SB: also in NN5 6NN5 6SD: also in NN5 6NN5 6SE: also in NN5 6NN5 6ST: also in NN5 6NN5 6SX: also in NN5 6NN5 6TD: also in NN5 6NN5 6UH: also in NN5 6NN5 6UP: also in NN5 6NN5 6UW: also in NN5 6NN5 6UX: also in NN5 6NN5 6UY: also in NN5 6NN5 6WH: also in NN5 6NN5 6WL: also in NN5 6NN5 6WN: also in NN5 6NN5 6WP: also in NN5 6NN5 6WQ: also in NN5 6NN5 6WR: also in NN5 6NN5 6WS: also in NN5 6NN5 6WT: also in NN5 6NN5 6YB: also in NN5 6NN5 6YF: also in NN5 6NN5 6YJ: also in NN5 6NN5 6YP: also in NN5 6NN5 6YQ: also in NN5 6NN5 6YR: also in NN5 6NN5 6YS: also in NN5 6NN5 6YT: also in NN5 6NN5 6YU: also in NN5 6NN5 6YW: also in NN5 6 The Duston School 1.7 kmGP 4.6 kmThe Pines Surgery 4.9 kmLong Buckby station 8.9 kmDuston NN5 6BB Map of NN5 6BB and what is near it Map of NN5 6BB: its centre point, with the 331 other postcodes in the NN5 6 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 4.6 kmThe Pines Surgery 4.9 kmNorthampton station 4.9 kmLong Buckby station 8.9 kmDuston NN5 6BB
  • NN5 6BB
  • Other postcodes in NN5 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 52.2590, longitude -0.9702)

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 6BB?

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 6BB?

Every home and business at NN5 6BB 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 6BB?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Northamptonshire Council's days for NN5 6BB 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 6BB 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 6BB.

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 6BB: 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 6BB 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 6BB?

Homes in NN5 6 sold for a typical £275,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 260 sales, down 3.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£275,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£285,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £350,000 76 sales
  • Semi-detached £270,000 114 sales
  • Terraced £240,000 50 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £127,000 20 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 6BB

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in NN5 6BB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 26 September 2025. The middle sale was £530,000, from £520,000 to £550,000. Across NN5 6, 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

What council tax band are homes near NN5 6BB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,030 homes in the neighbourhood around NN5 6BB. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (30%). 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 6BB

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 £4,973 (band H); band G, the most common, is £4,144.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,658
Band Babout 70 (7%)£1,934
Band Cabout 210 (20%)£2,210
Band Dabout 190 (18%)£2,487
Band Eabout 140 (14%)£3,039
Band Fabout 150 (15%)£3,592
Band Gabout 240 (23%)£4,144
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,973

When the homes were built

  1. 30% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 28% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

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 6BB is in (ONS area E01026998), rounded by the VOA.

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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 6BB?

The nearest open schools to NN5 6BB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NN5 6BB, 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 6BB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NN5 6BB is Northampton Rail Station, 4.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Northampton Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle
  • Long Buckby Rail Station Railway station 8.9 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near NN5 6BB, 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 6BB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NN5 6BB, 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 6BB?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NN5 6BB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Lidl Charging point · 2 chargers 1.9 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.

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

Which dentists are near NN5 6BB?

The nearest to the centre of NN5 6BB, 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 6BB?

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 6BB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NN5 6BB, 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 6BB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NN5 6BB, 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 6BB?

The nearest vets to the centre of NN5 6BB 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 6BB in a conservation area?

The centre of NN5 6BB 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 6BB?

Police.uk records 50 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NN5 6BB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences22 reports
Public order6 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Burglary5 reports
Shoplifting4 reports

Also: other theft 2.

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 6BB

Ward
Long Buckby
Parish
Harlestone Manor
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 2025

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

NN5 6TD50 mNN5 6BD70 mNN5 6BE90 mNN5 6BG130 mNN5 6NZ180 mNN5 6SX210 m
All of NN5

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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