NN5 6RB postcode in Northampton, West Northamptonshire

NN5 6RB is a postcode in Northampton, in the Duston 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 at NN5 6RB can get it Across West Northamptonshire: 94% Typical price £275,000 Homes sold in NN5 6, last 12 months. ▼ 3.5% on the year before Nearest station Northampton 3.2 km in a straight line

Where NN5 6RB is, and what is near it

Map of NN5 6RB and what is near it Map of NN5 6RB: 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), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NN5 6BQ: also in NN5 6NN5 6DS: also in NN5 6NN5 6DT: also in NN5 6NN5 6DU: also in NN5 6NN5 6EG: also in NN5 6NN5 6EX: also in NN5 6NN5 6FE: also in NN5 6NN5 6FH: also in NN5 6NN5 6FJ: also in NN5 6NN5 6FR: also in NN5 6NN5 6FW: also in NN5 6NN5 6FY: also in NN5 6NN5 6GH: also in NN5 6NN5 6GJ: also in NN5 6NN5 6GL: also in NN5 6NN5 6GQ: also in NN5 6NN5 6GR: also in NN5 6NN5 6GU: also in NN5 6NN5 6GZ: also in NN5 6NN5 6JJ: also in NN5 6NN5 6JN: also in NN5 6NN5 6JQ: also in NN5 6NN5 6JR: also in NN5 6NN5 6JS: also in NN5 6NN5 6JT: also in NN5 6NN5 6JU: also in NN5 6NN5 6JW: also in NN5 6NN5 6JX: also in NN5 6NN5 6JY: also in NN5 6NN5 6JZ: also in NN5 6NN5 6LA: also in NN5 6NN5 6LB: also in NN5 6NN5 6LD: also in NN5 6NN5 6LE: also in NN5 6NN5 6LF: also in NN5 6NN5 6LG: also in NN5 6NN5 6LL: also in NN5 6NN5 6LN: also in NN5 6NN5 6LW: also in NN5 6NN5 6LX: also in NN5 6NN5 6LZ: also in NN5 6NN5 6NB: also in NN5 6NN5 6PH: also in NN5 6NN5 6PJ: also in NN5 6NN5 6PL: also in NN5 6NN5 6PN: also in NN5 6NN5 6PQ: also in NN5 6NN5 6PW: also in NN5 6NN5 6RA: also in NN5 6NN5 6SU: also in NN5 6NN5 6TQ: also in NN5 6NN5 6UD: also in NN5 6NN5 6UL: also in NN5 6NN5 6UN: also in NN5 6NN5 6UQ: also in NN5 6NN5 6UR: also in NN5 6NN5 6US: also in NN5 6NN5 6UT: also in NN5 6NN5 6UU: also in NN5 6NN5 6UZ: also in NN5 6NN5 6WA: also in NN5 6NN5 6WD: also in NN5 6NN5 6WE: also in NN5 6NN5 6WF: also in NN5 6NN5 6WG: also in NN5 6NN5 6XA: also in NN5 6NN5 6XE: also in NN5 6NN5 6XF: also in NN5 6NN5 6XG: also in NN5 6NN5 6XH: also in NN5 6NN5 6XJ: also in NN5 6NN5 6XL: also in NN5 6NN5 6XQ: also in NN5 6NN5 6XX: also in NN5 6NN5 6YA: also in NN5 6 School 700 mGP 3.3 kmGP 3.6 kmDuston NN5 6RB Map of NN5 6RB and what is near it Map of NN5 6RB: 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), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 700 mGP 3.3 kmGP 3.6 kmDuston NN5 6RB
  • NN5 6RB
  • Other postcodes in NN5 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 52.2473, longitude -0.9506)

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 6RB?

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 6RB?

Every home and business at NN5 6RB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NN5 6RB 100% West Northamptonshire 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NN5 6RB 100% West Northamptonshire 98%
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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 6RB?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Northamptonshire Council's days for NN5 6RB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for NN5 6RB 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 NN5 6RB 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 6RB.

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 6RB: 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 6RB 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 6RB?

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 6RB

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in NN5 6RB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 7 June 2024. 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 6RB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around NN5 6RB. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (55%). 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 6RB

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 90 (14%)£1,658
Band Babout 230 (35%)£1,934
Band Cabout 260 (39%)£2,210
Band Dabout 60 (9%)£2,487
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£3,039
Band Fwithheld£3,592
Band Gwithheld£4,144
Band Hfewer than 5£4,973

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 20% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 55% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 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 NN5 6RB is in (ONS area E01027215), 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 6RB?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of NN5 6RB is Northampton Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Northampton Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Long Buckby Rail Station Railway station 10.6 kmDrive

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Westfield Road, 96 m away.

More stations near NN5 6RB, 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 6RB?

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

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

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

  • Lidl Charging point · 2 chargers 1.3 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 6RB?

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

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 6RB?

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

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

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

The centre of NN5 6RB 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 6RB?

Police.uk records 203 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NN5 6RB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences65 reports
Anti-social behaviour54 reports
Shoplifting31 reports
Public order15 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Other theft8 reports

Also: burglary 6, other crime 3, vehicle crime 2, bicycle theft 2, robbery 2, possession of weapons 2, drugs 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 6RB

Ward
Duston
Parish
Duston
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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Nearby postcodes

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

NN5 6XQ80 mNN5 6RA120 mNN5 6XF130 mNN5 6XG180 mNN5 6LE180 mNN5 6JX220 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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