NN5 postcode area · West Northamptonshire

The NN5 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in West Northamptonshire. Area Scores range from 11 to 92 across them. Every full NN5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NN5 district: New Duston West scores 93 out of 100 (#505 of 6,856 nationally) while Town Centre & Semilong sits at 12 — neighbours on the map, 81 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £170,000 in Town Centre & Semilong to £415,000 in Long Buckby East & Ravensthorpe — a 2.4× gap within the NN5 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,664a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime94per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied62%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the NN5 district

£264,000median home sold over the past year · +22.8% over 5 years · -2.2% over the year · 606 sales
Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£272,000
Terraced£237,500
Flat£141,000
West Northamptonshire£299,203
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
New Duston WestWest Northamptonshire 50593 £262,000
Long Buckby East & RavensthorpeWest Northamptonshire 1,04785 £415,000
West HunsburyWest Northamptonshire 1,17783 £333,000
New Duston EastWest Northamptonshire 1,35580 £280,000
Harpole, Kislingbury & BugbrookeWest Northamptonshire 1,47978 £327,500
UptonWest Northamptonshire 3,06255 £276,000
Lodge FarmWest Northamptonshire 4,07041 £257,500
Stornton & SixfieldsWest Northamptonshire 4,22138 £220,000
Briar Hill & Hunsbury HillWest Northamptonshire 4,98927 £245,000
King's Heath & SpencerWest Northamptonshire 5,98913 £220,500
Town Centre & SemilongWest Northamptonshire 6,06512 £170,000

People living in NN5 Census 2021

Residents85,736
Median age (est.)38
Density487per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above31%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 18%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 16% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary16%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 6%Black: 7%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 83%Asian 6%Black 7%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 37% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 22%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in NN5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NN5 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NN5.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.