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NN4 8RT area guide

Who lives in NN4 8RT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill
Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,791 (2024)
At a glance

What NN4 8RT is like

NN4 8RT is a postcode in the Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill area of West Northamptonshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,791 people. 72.4% of households own their home, 14.7% rent privately and 10.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 65.8% 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. Homes in NN4 8 sold for a median of £243,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How NN4 8RT compares

Headline figures for NN4 8RT, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 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.

House pricesMore
£243,000

Median over 136 sales in NN4 8, −0.8% on the year before.

TransportMore
3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 26 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
86%

Rated good or better across 7 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£50,601

Average annual income before tax, higher than 43% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where NN4 8RT differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Mostly owner-occupied

    72.4% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

NN4 8RT FAQs

01
Is NN4 8RT a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 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. 86% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).
02
How much does a house cost in NN4 8RT?

The median sale price over the last year was £243,000.

Homes in NN4 8 sold for a median of £243,000 across 136 sales in the year to August 2026, −0.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is NN4 8RT 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 NN4 8RT, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in NN4 8RT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 9.2% of residents. 72.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (43.4%).
05
Which council covers NN4 8RT?

The local authority for NN4 8RT is West Northamptonshire.

NN4 8RT comes under West Northamptonshire in the East Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is NN4 8RT?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 26 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Northampton Rail Station, 1 mile away.

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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