NN3 2AU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Honister Green, 0.8km from Boothville in Northampton. Administratively it sits within Headlands ward and the Northampton North constituency.
An affordable area with active regeneration, NN3 2AU is a working-class neighbourhood with strong employment ties. Outside of residential hours, ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. At 32 years average, this is a working-age, professionally active neighbourhood with good transport links and a dynamic social mix. 46% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.
Safety: Crime rates are low here at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £209k, up 13.2% 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 2AU are sourced from Output Area E00138212 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.
HONISTER GREEN, NN3 2AU House Prices & Local Information
Comprehensive demographic deep-dive and infrastructure audit for HONISTER GREEN, NN3 2AU.
397
32
£ 40,300 /yr
47%
Neighbourhood Index
infoHow calculated?Score 1–10 — how this postcode ranks nationally (10 = top 10%)
Index Insight: NN3 2AU 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
Social renting makes up 46% of tenure in NN3 2AU — a meaningful indicator of a community with strong public housing infrastructure. Despite the social housing concentration, crime here is lower than expected — a positive signal. Property prices are trending up 13.2% year-on-year.
mapGeographic Location
Demographic Deep-Dive
The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for NN3 2AU. 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
Community Makeup: A dynamic neighborhood of mid-career renters. The average age points to active professionals living in rental accommodation.
home Property Prices by Type
Terraced
£ 185,000
9 sales · Mean £ 177,166
gavel Crime Overview 12 Months (up to 2026-02)
NN3 2AU has low crime rates — 44 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
Weston Favell Academy
Eastfield Academy
Boothville Primary School
Thomas Becket Catholic School
Weston Favell CofE Primary School
storefront Nearby Amenities
Retailers - Other
12 nearby- Charnwood Food & Wine1.0 km
- Todays General Store0.6 km
- Lakeview News0.6 km
- TK Supermarket0.7 km
- Family Shopper0.8 km
- + 7 more
Pub, NightClub
3 nearby- Vocal & Instrumental Club1.0 km
- Spinney Hill Public House0.9 km
- The Headland PH0.7 km
Supermarkets
2 nearby- S M Co-Op0.4 km
- Tesco1.0 km
Takeaway Shop
12 nearby- Food Station0.4 km
- New Sage Silver River0.7 km
- Andrews Take Away1.0 km
- The Delicious Pizza0.7 km
- China Red0.8 km
- + 7 more
Restaurant, Cafe
8 nearby- 9 Coppice Drive1.0 km
- Boothville Community Cent0.5 km
- Browns Coffee Shop0.8 km
- Ryan's0.7 km
- Christine's Cake Creations0.8 km
- + 3 more
train Transport Links
Train Stations
- Northampton4.6 km
- Wellingborough12.9 km
- Long Buckby16.3 km
Bus Stops
- Rydal Mount0.1 km
- Rydal Mount0.1 km
- Buttermere Close0.2 km
- Broadmead Avenue0.2 km
- Buttermere Close0.2 km
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Postcode Profile: NN32AU · Data under Open Government Licence