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 miles
- Northampton 2.5 miles
- Bedford 21.1 miles
- Rugby 16.3 miles
- Kettering 15.3 miles
- Kettering Town 15.1 miles
- Corby 20.9 miles
- Wellingborough 11.3 miles
- Bletchley 18.4 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 18.7 miles
- Banbury 20.5 miles
- Rushden 15.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Upton Parish 0.7 miles
- Hunsbury Meadows Parish 0.8 miles
- West Hunsbury Parish 1 mile
- Duston East Ward 1.5 miles
- Duston Parish 1.5 miles
- Dallington Spencer Ward 1.6 miles
- Duston West and St. Crispin Ward 1.6 miles
- Rothersthorpe Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Far Cotton and Delapre Parish 1.8 miles
- East Hunsbury and Shelfleys Ward 1.9 miles
- East Hunsbury Parish 2 miles
- Castle Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Sixfields
NN4 8UN, NN4 8JX, NN4 9UB, NN4 9UU, NN5 4AZ, NN4 8QY, NN5 4EU, NN4 9DF, NN4 9RR … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 34.4 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 37.6 miles
- Northampton Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Long Buckby Railway Station 7.8 miles
Hotels near Sixfields Ad
- Mercure Northampton 4 1.8 miles
- Sunley Hotel 4 2.2 miles
- Ibis Hotel Northampton Centre 3 1.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Northampton - South 3.5 3.5 miles
- Huntershields 4 1.4 miles
- Hopping Hare 4 1.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Northampton 4 3.2 miles
- Premier Inn Northampton Town Centre 3 2 miles
- Park Inn by Radisson Northampton 1.8 miles
- Premier Inn Northampton West 3 2 miles
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 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 1.1 miles
- Sewardsley Priory Historic site 5.3 miles
- Towcester Racecourse Recreation 7.1 miles
- Easton Neston House Estate 7.8 miles
- Wakefield Lodge Country house 10.2 miles
- Copse corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.8 miles
- Start/Finish straight, Silverstone Recreation 10.8 miles
- Woodcote corner, Silverstone Recreation 10.9 miles
- Brooklands corner, Silverstone Recreation 11 miles
- Priory corner, Silverstone Recreation 11 miles
- Luffield corner, Silverstone Recreation 11 miles