MELVILLE PLACE, NN2 8FP House Prices & Local Information

NN2 8FP is a sought-after residential area on Melville Place, 0.2km from Whitehills in Northampton. Administratively it sits within Moulton ward and the Daventry constituency.

One of the more sought-after postcodes in NN2, NN2 8FP offers a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. An average age of 28 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. Employment levels are high (51% in full-time work) — a well-connected, economically active community.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 37 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £231k, up 12.7% year-on-year. The area ranks among the least deprived 20% in England — a strong signal of community wellbeing, good schools, and low crime.

Census 2021 statistics for NN2 8FP are sourced from Output Area E00189128 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.