NN9 5GQ Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

NN9 5GQ is a postcode in Earls Barton, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near NN9 5GQ, then scores the surrounding small area 38/100 - bottom 17% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around NN9 5GQ are housing and jobs, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for NN9 5GQ is based on North Northamptonshire 027 Census 2021. It covers 9,320 residents, 790 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 40, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 66% owner-occupied, 16% privately rented, 18% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 3/10.

For property prices near NN9 5GQ, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the NN9 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £204k from 177 rolling sales, down 11.3% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near NN9 5GQ can compare 3 state schools within one mile, including 2 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 1 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 0 records marked free and 1 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near NN9 5GQ by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around NN9 5GQ is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 4 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.