Which north Northamptonshire postcode is one of region's most family friendly?

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NN14 has been revealed as one of the most family friendly postcodes. Credit: ShutterstockNN14 has been revealed as one of the most family friendly postcodes. Credit: Shutterstock
NN14 has been revealed as one of the most family friendly postcodes. Credit: Shutterstock

A postcode in the north of the county has been revealed as one of the best areas to start and raise a family.

The NN14 area - which covers an n-shaped patch around Kettering - came out highly in new analysis from Property Detective who crunched the numbers to reveal the country’s most family friendly postcodes.

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Areas with an NN14 postcode include towns such as Desborough, Rothwell and Thrapston and villages including Grafton Underwood, Sudborough, Geddington and Pytchley.

The analysis, which has been shared exclusively with the JPIMedia Data Unit, looked at various factors ranging from access to schools to maternity units to determine the best places for couples to start a family and raise children around England.

The report took into account the availability, quality and proximity of a wide range of amenities and services within every postcode district, including: schools, nurseries, parks and playgrounds, maternity units, NCT groups, chemists and shops.

Each postcode was given a score of between 0 and 100 with the highest scores representing the most family friendly areas.

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NN14 scored 66 for starting a family and 69 for raising a family, putting it in the top scores in the East Midlands.

S45 in Bolsover and LE67 in Charnwood were the highest scoring postcodes in the region.

In Northants only NN7 (including Roade, Bugbrooke, Stoke Bruerne and Cogenhoe) and NN12 (including Towcester and Silverstone) fared higher than NN14.

A spokesman for Property Detective said: “According to the Property Detective model, the best postcodes districts in East Midlands to start and raise a family are LE67 (Charnwood), S45 (Bolsover), S18 (North East Derbyshire), NN7 and S42 (Chesterfield).

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"These specific areas scored very highly based on top rated nurseries as well as primary and secondary education, with very good availability of local amenities.”

Nationally the postcode with the highest score for starting a family was BL7 in Bolton with 98, closely followed by MK17 in the Woburn area with 97.

For raising a family, 18 postcodes scored the perfect 100 including MK17, AL5 in Harpenden and HP4 in Berkhamsted.

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