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NN8 postcode area · North Northamptonshire

The NN8 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bedford, Milton Keynes, North Northamptonshire. Area Scores range from 17 to 91 across them. Every full NN8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The NN8 district contains both ends of the scale: Redwell at 92 out of 100 (#553 of 6,856 in England) against Queensway at 17, a 75-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 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 £196,000 in Central Wellingborough to £445,000 in Harrold, Chellington & Turvey — a 2.3× gap within the NN8 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bedford, Milton Keynes and North Northamptonshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,633a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime69per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied66%

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 NN8 district

£253,000median home sold over the past year · +22.2% over 5 years · -6.2% over the year · 722 sales
Detached£358,497
Semi-detached£245,000
Terraced£197,000
Flat£147,000
North Northamptonshire£260,000
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
RedwellNorth Northamptonshire 55392 £280,000
Olney & LavendonMilton Keynes 1,04085 £409,000
Earls Barton & Great DoddingtonNorth Northamptonshire 1,45179 £338,148
Irchester, Wollaston & BozeatNorth Northamptonshire 2,34266 £281,500
Harrold, Chellington & TurveyBedford 2,51463 £445,000
Finedon, Isham & HarrowdenNorth Northamptonshire 3,19953 £280,245
IrthlingboroughNorth Northamptonshire 3,35751 £220,000
Victoria & IsebrookNorth Northamptonshire 4,12540 £215,000
RixonNorth Northamptonshire 4,44035 £250,000
CroylandNorth Northamptonshire 4,47435 £232,500
BrickhillNorth Northamptonshire 4,65932 £240,000
Central WellingboroughNorth Northamptonshire 5,67417 £196,000
QueenswayNorth Northamptonshire 5,68817 £200,000

People living in NN8 Census 2021

Residents110,447
Median age (est.)42
Density323per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above28%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 16%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary15%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 5%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 5%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 40% · Hindu 3%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NN8.

NN29 NN9 NN10 NN3 NN15 NN1 NN2 NN7

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.