| Postcode | LE16 8XU | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Market Harborough | 
| Nearest station | Corby (5 km) | 
| Bus stops | Spread Eagle PH (E) Spread Eagle PH (W) 34 Rockingham Road (NW) Bury Close (NE) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 18 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Water Lane, Cottingham 3 Water Lane, Cottingham 5 Water Lane, Cottingham 7 Water Lane, Cottingham 9 Water Lane, Cottingham 11 Water Lane, Cottingham 11A Water Lane, Cottingham 13 Water Lane, Cottingham 15 Water Lane, Cottingham | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 52.501419 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.754258 | |
| Easting | 484660 | |
| Northing | 290009 | |
| Grid reference | SP846900 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 652432 5819180 | |
| what3words | interview.stooping.imparts | |
| FixPhrase | croak magazine sassy undertone | |
| Plus code | 9C4XG62W+H7 | |
| Altitude | 102 metres (334 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:58 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:37 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 69.6 KMs (43.2 miles) | 
| Parish | Cottingham | E04006625 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Desborough | E05016208 | 
| Unitary Authority | North Northamptonshire | E06000061 | 
| County | Northamptonshire | E10000021 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Kettering | E14001311 | 
| MP | Rosie Wrighting | Labour | 
| Police force | Northamptonshire | |
| Water company | Anglian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | North Northamptonshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | East Midlands | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 10 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Cottingham and Middleton | E63009972 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00137221 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | North Northamptonshire 002C | E01026980 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Corby 001C | E01026980 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham | E02005612 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham | E02005612 | 
| Travel to work area | Corby | E30000194 | 
| Average property price in Leicester | £280,147 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.9% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Water Lane, Cottingham | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2022 | £495,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2000 | £174,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 1996 | £130,000 | |
| 15 Water Lane, Cottingham | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2015 | £290,000 | 
| 7 Water Lane, Cottingham | Detached (freehold) | May 2012 | £335,000 | 
| 5 Water Lane, Cottingham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2005 | £335,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2000 | £142,000 | |
| 9 Water Lane, Cottingham | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2005 | £160,000 | 
| 11A Water Lane, Cottingham | New build detached (freehold) | Mar 2002 | £275,000 | 
| 1 Water Lane, Cottingham | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2000 | £59,950 | 
| Detached (freehold) | May 1996 | £49,950 | |
| 13 Water Lane, Cottingham | New build detached (freehold) | Jul 2000 | £80,000 | 
| New build detached (freehold) | Jan 2000 | £95,000 | |
| 11 Water Lane, Cottingham | Detached (freehold) | May 2000 | £40,000 |