NN3 2BA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Grange Road, 0.7km from Cottarville in Northampton. Administratively it sits within Headlands ward and the Northampton North constituency.
An affordable area with active regeneration, NN3 2BA is a working-class neighbourhood with strong employment ties. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. The 36 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 47% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.
Safety: Crime is moderate at 60 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £162k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 7.0% 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 2BA are sourced from Output Area E00138233 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.
GRANGE ROAD, NN3 2BA House Prices & Local Information
Comprehensive demographic deep-dive and infrastructure audit for GRANGE ROAD, NN3 2BA.
512
36
£ 40,300 /yr
44%
Neighbourhood Index
infoHow calculated?Score 1–10 — how this postcode ranks nationally (10 = top 10%)
Index Insight: NN3 2BA falls into the lower 30% nationally for affluence, pointing to a more accessible but economically challenged demographic.
Area Character
With 47% social renting, NN3 2BA is shaped by council and housing association investment — strong rental availability at below-market rates. The 36-year average age reflects a younger, more transient social housing population. Property prices are trending up 7.0% year-on-year.
mapGeographic Location
Demographic Deep-Dive
The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for NN3 2BA. The average age is 35.9. 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
£ 162,000
10 sales · Mean £ 164,574
Flat
£ 102,500
1 sales · Mean £ 102,500
gavel Crime Overview 12 Months (up to 2026-02)
Crime around NN3 2BA is moderate at 60 per 1,000 residents. The most reported categories are violence and sexual offences and anti-social behaviour. 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
Eastfield Academy
The Arbours Primary Academy
Weston Favell Academy
Boothville Primary School
Weston Favell CofE Primary School
Thomas Becket Catholic School
storefront Nearby Amenities
Retailers - Other
12 nearby- Charnwood Food & Wine0.9 km
- Todays General Store0.7 km
- Lakeview News0.7 km
- TK Supermarket0.9 km
- Family Shopper0.7 km
- + 7 more
Pub, NightClub
3 nearby- Vocal & Instrumental Club0.9 km
- Spinney Hill Public House0.9 km
- The Headland PH0.6 km
Supermarkets
1 nearby- S M Co-Op0.3 km
Takeaway Shop
11 nearby- Food Station0.3 km
- New Sage Silver River0.9 km
- The Delicious Pizza0.9 km
- China Red0.7 km
- Eastfield Fish Bar0.4 km
- + 6 more
Restaurant, Cafe
8 nearby- Boothville Community Cent0.7 km
- Browns Coffee Shop0.9 km
- Ryan's0.9 km
- Christine's Cake Creations0.8 km
- Broadmead Baptist Church1.0 km
- + 3 more
train Transport Links
Train Stations
- Northampton4.5 km
- Wellingborough13.0 km
- Long Buckby16.3 km
Bus Stops
- Rydal Mount0.0 km
- Rydal Mount0.0 km
- Broadmead Avenue0.1 km
- United Reform Church0.2 km
- United Reform Church0.2 km
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Postcode Profile: NN32BA · Data under Open Government Licence