Sixfields
Ward in West Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.228, -0.939 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 72 59 |
| Dialling code: | 01604 (Northampton) |
Sixfields is an electoral ward on the western edge of Northampton within the unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. It is best known for its mix of commercial and leisure uses, most notably Sixfields Stadium, home to Northampton Town Football Club, which brings a strong match‑day identity to the area.
The ward is dominated by business parks, retail and light industrial units and acts as an important local employment and shopping hub, with easy access to regional road links such as the M1. Redevelopment and planning debates have been a recurring feature as the area balances economic activity, traffic pressures and the needs of the surrounding residential communities.
Postcode districts covering Sixfields
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Northampton 2.5 miles4 km
- Bedford 21.1 miles34 km
- Rugby 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Kettering 15.3 miles24.7 km
- Kettering Town 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Corby 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Wellingborough 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Bletchley 18.4 miles29.7 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 18.7 miles30.1 km
- Banbury 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Rushden 15.1 miles24.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Upton Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Hunsbury Meadows Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- West Hunsbury Parish 1 mile1.7 km
- Duston East Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Duston Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Dallington Spencer Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Duston West and St. Crispin Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Rothersthorpe Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Far Cotton and Delapre Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- East Hunsbury and Shelfleys Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- East Hunsbury Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Castle Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
Example postcodes in Sixfields
NN5 4ET, NN5 5LU, NN4 8TZ, NN4 8JJ, NN4 8NF, NN5 4EB, NN4 8TG, NN4 9DB, NN4 9SB … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 34.4 miles55.3 km
- Birmingham International Airport 37.6 miles60.4 km
- Northampton Railway Station 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Long Buckby Railway Station 7.8 miles12.5 km
Hotels near Sixfields Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Plough Hotel 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Northampton 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Mercure Northampton 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Hilton Northampton 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Sunley Hotel 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Roade House Hotel 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Ibis Northampton Centre 2 1.7 miles2.7 km
- The Poplars Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
Schools in Sixfields
- Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Hunsbury Park Primary School Primary
- Pineham Barns Primary School Primary
- Quinton House School Independent - all ages
- Upton Meadows Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Easton Neston House Estate 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 11 miles17.6 km
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 11 miles17.7 km
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 11 miles17.8 km