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Affluence in NN6 8EQ

How NN6 8EQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Long Buckby East & Ravensthorpe
Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,862 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off NN6 8EQ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the NN6 8EQ area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services1.0
  • Living environment3.0
  • Children in low-income families8.0
  • Income9.0
  • Employment9.0
  • Education and skills9.0
  • Older people in low-income households9.0
  • Health and disability10.0
  • Crime10.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£66,122
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Above the national average
Higher than
78%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

56% of adults in the NN6 8EQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 31% are retired and 4.2% are full-time students.

NN6 8EQEngland
Employee, full-time30.1%34.3%
Employee, part-time11.4%11.9%
Self-employed14.4%9.5%
Unemployed1.9%2.9%
Full-time student4.2%7.9%
Retired31%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled1.3%4.1%
Other1.8%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

47.5% of adults in the NN6 8EQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.

NN6 8EQEngland
Higher managerial & professional22%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional25.5%19.9%
Intermediate11%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed15.7%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical3.1%5.3%
Semi-routine7.8%11.3%
Routine6.4%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.4%8.5%
Full-time students4.1%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

45.6% of adults in the NN6 8EQ area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 10.3% have no qualifications.

NN6 8EQEngland
Degree level or above45.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent15.3%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.5%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C7.9%9.7%
Apprenticeship4.3%5.3%
Other qualifications3.1%2.8%
No qualifications10.3%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NN6 8EQ (Long Buckby East & Ravensthorpe) (about 1,862 residents).

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

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