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Affluence in NN8 2UJ

How NN8 2UJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Earls Barton & Great Doddington
Council
North Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,261 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off NN8 2UJ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the NN8 2UJ area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (4.0 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
  • Barriers to housing and services4.0
  • Education and skills6.0
  • Crime6.0
  • Children in low-income families6.0
  • Income7.0
  • Living environment7.0
  • Employment8.0
  • Health and disability8.0
  • Older people in low-income households8.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£54,045
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
53%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

50.8% of adults in the NN8 2UJ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 36.5% are retired and 4% are full-time students.

NN8 2UJEngland
Employee, full-time30.2%34.3%
Employee, part-time10.9%11.9%
Self-employed9.7%9.5%
Unemployed1%2.9%
Full-time student4%7.9%
Retired36.5%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled2%4.1%
Other2.3%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

37.8% of adults in the NN8 2UJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.

NN8 2UJEngland
Higher managerial & professional16.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional21.1%19.9%
Intermediate12.9%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed13.1%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.2%5.3%
Semi-routine8.2%11.3%
Routine11.7%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.1%8.5%
Full-time students4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

31.2% of adults in the NN8 2UJ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 18.9% have no qualifications.

NN8 2UJEngland
Degree level or above31.2%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.6%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above12.5%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.3%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.4%5.3%
Other qualifications3%2.8%
No qualifications18.9%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NN8 2UJ (Earls Barton & Great Doddington) (about 2,261 residents).

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

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