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Affluence in NN1 5PH

How NN1 5PH ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cotton End, Brackmills & Hardingstone
Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
3,360 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off NN1 5PH is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the NN1 5PH area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Living environment4.0
  • Children in low-income families6.0
  • Older people in low-income households6.0
  • Health and disability7.0
  • Barriers to housing and services7.0
  • Income8.0
  • Employment10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£53,449
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
51%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

43.7% of adults in the NN1 5PH area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 5.5% are retired and 43.4% are full-time students.

NN1 5PHEngland
Employee, full-time31.5%34.3%
Employee, part-time6.7%11.9%
Self-employed5.5%9.5%
Unemployed1.9%2.9%
Full-time student43.4%7.9%
Retired5.5%21.5%
Looking after home or family2.1%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled1.3%4.1%
Other2%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

13.4% of adults in the NN1 5PH area work in managerial or professional jobs, less than half the England average of 33.2%.

NN1 5PHEngland
Higher managerial & professional4.7%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional8.8%19.9%
Intermediate7.1%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed6%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical3.3%5.3%
Semi-routine6.6%11.3%
Routine16.5%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed3.9%8.5%
Full-time students43.2%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

23% of adults in the NN1 5PH area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 12.8% have no qualifications.

NN1 5PHEngland
Degree level or above23%33.9%
A level or equivalent40.8%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above9%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C7.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship4.6%5.3%
Other qualifications2.3%2.8%
No qualifications12.8%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NN1 5PH (Cotton End, Brackmills & Hardingstone) (about 3,360 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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