NN3 2AR is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Greenside, 0.8km from Boothville in Northampton. Administratively it sits within Headlands ward and the Northampton North constituency.
An affordable area with active regeneration, NN3 2AR is a working-class neighbourhood with strong employment ties. By day, the area transitions to a self-employed tradespeople in multicultural metro suburbs character: ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. With residents averaging 32 years old, this is a classic professional renter's neighbourhood — energetic, sociable, and career-focused. 46% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.
Safety: Crime rates are low here at 49 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £170k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 22.1% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.
Census 2021 statistics for NN3 2AR are sourced from Output Area E00138212 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.
GREENSIDE, NN3 2AR House Prices & Local Information
Comprehensive demographic deep-dive and infrastructure audit for GREENSIDE, NN3 2AR.
397
32
£ 40,300 /yr
47%
Neighbourhood Index
infoHow calculated?Score 1–10 — how this postcode ranks nationally (10 = top 10%)
Index Insight: NN3 2AR falls into the lower 30% nationally for affluence, pointing to a more accessible but economically challenged demographic. Employment metrics are below the national average, which typically reflects either economic deprivation or a highly retired population.
Area Character
With 46% social renting, NN3 2AR is shaped by council and housing association investment — strong rental availability at below-market rates. Low crime and a young population give this estate more upside than first impressions suggest. Property prices are trending down 22.1% year-on-year.
mapGeographic Location
Demographic Deep-Dive
The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for NN3 2AR. The average age is 32.1. Figures are sourced from the Office for National Statistics and cover ethnicity, age, religion, education, occupation, housing tenure, and more.
Ethnicity Profile
Economic Activity
Age & Housing: A mid-life demographic with high rental density. The population consists largely of working adults in their thirties and forties renting their homes.
home Property Prices by Type
Terraced
£ 170,000
15 sales · Mean £ 175,000
Semi-Detached
£ 172,000
1 sales · Mean £ 172,000
gavel Crime Overview 12 Months (up to 2026-02)
NN3 2AR has low crime rates — 49 incidents per 1,000 residents. The most reported categories are violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. Commercial streets and transport hubs naturally generate more incidents than quiet residential roads.
school Local Schools
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Headlands Primary School
The Arbours Primary Academy
Eastfield Academy
Weston Favell Academy
Boothville Primary School
Thomas Becket Catholic School
Weston Favell CofE Primary School
storefront Nearby Amenities
Retailers - Other
11 nearby- Todays General Store0.6 km
- Lakeview News0.6 km
- TK Supermarket0.7 km
- BroadMead News Premier0.8 km
- Broadway News & Off Licence0.8 km
- + 6 more
Supermarkets
2 nearby- S M Co-Op0.4 km
- Tesco0.9 km
Takeaway Shop
12 nearby- Food Station0.4 km
- New Sage Silver River0.7 km
- Andrews Take Away0.9 km
- The Delicious Pizza0.7 km
- China Red0.8 km
- + 7 more
Pub, NightClub
2 nearby- Spinney Hill Public House0.9 km
- The Headland PH0.8 km
Restaurant, Cafe
8 nearby- 9 Coppice Drive0.9 km
- Boothville Community Cent0.5 km
- Browns Coffee Shop0.8 km
- Ryan's0.7 km
- Em's Platters0.2 km
- + 3 more
train Transport Links
Train Stations
- Northampton4.6 km
- Wellingborough12.9 km
- Long Buckby16.3 km
Bus Stops
- Rydal Mount0.1 km
- Buttermere Close0.1 km
- Rydal Mount0.2 km
- Broadmead Avenue0.2 km
- Buttermere Close0.2 km
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Postcode Profile: NN32AR · Data under Open Government Licence