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Postcode · Wellingborough

Affluence in NN8 4QL

How NN8 4QL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Central Wellingborough
Council
North Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,557 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off NN8 4QL is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the NN8 4QL area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is living environment (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Living environment2.0
  • Income3.0
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Children in low-income families3.0
  • Older people in low-income households3.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Barriers to housing and services10.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£37,493
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
5%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

59.1% of adults in the NN8 4QL area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 20.5% are retired and 6.3% are full-time students.

NN8 4QLEngland
Employee, full-time41%34.3%
Employee, part-time10.2%11.9%
Self-employed7.9%9.5%
Unemployed2.8%2.9%
Full-time student6.3%7.9%
Retired20.5%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.8%4.1%
Other2.1%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

20.5% of adults in the NN8 4QL area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

NN8 4QLEngland
Higher managerial & professional5.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional15%19.9%
Intermediate9.3%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8.4%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.7%5.3%
Semi-routine13.4%11.3%
Routine26.6%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.9%8.5%
Full-time students6.1%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

23.5% of adults in the NN8 4QL area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 26.8% have no qualifications.

NN8 4QLEngland
Degree level or above23.5%33.9%
A level or equivalent13.5%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.1%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C12%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.4%5.3%
Other qualifications3.6%2.8%
No qualifications26.8%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NN8 4QL (Central Wellingborough) (about 1,557 residents).

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

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