Postcode sector · Northampton

NN3 4 area guide

Who lives in NN3 4, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: West Northamptonshire
Region: East Midlands
Population: 1,796 (2024)

NN3 4Postcode sector · Northampton

At a glance

What NN3 4 is like

The NN3 4 postcode sector in West Northamptonshire covers 0 live postcodes and is home to about 1,796 people in 677 households. 61% of households own their home, 21.7% rent privately and 15.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 64.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How NN3 4 compares

Headline figures for NN3 4, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 21.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

1.7/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 10 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£45,686

Average annual income before tax, higher than 29% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NN3 4 differs most from the national average.

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A young populationPositive
22.1% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.

Questions

NN3 4 FAQs

Is NN3 4 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 21.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 1.7 out of 10 (poor).

Is NN3 4 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around NN3 4, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in NN3 4?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 9% of residents. 61% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (33.5%).

Which council covers NN3 4?

The local authority for NN3 4 is West Northamptonshire.

NN3 4 comes under West Northamptonshire in the East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is NN3 4?

Connectivity scores 1.7 out of 10.

There are 10 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.7 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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