The Northampton loop of the West Coast Main Line railway running between Northampton and London Euston runs under East and West Hunsbury via the Hunsbury Hill Tunnel emerging near Hill Farm Rise which follows the original course of Towcester Road prior to the 1980s.

The ore was taken by a 3 ft 8 inch gauge tramway which was horse worked until 1912 when steam locomotives were introduced.

There are two smaller retail parks, one at Blacky More with a small supermarket, takeaway fish and chip shop, florists, chemist, hair salon, a public house ("The Collingtree"), community centre and an estate agent.

At the other in Merefield, adjacent to the Mereway ring road, there is a larger supermarket open 24 hours, except Sunday, 10:00 to 16:00.

East Hunsbury is also home to the Grangewood Park Residents Club, a leisure complex converted from grade II listed farm buildings for the exclusive use of 265 homeowners on the Grangewood Estate (located within 'Merefield' – see above) and their invited guests.

The leisure complex includes two licensed bar areas, tennis & squash courts.

[4][5] The re-build was part of the Northampton PFI, the government's Private Funding Initiative, with the partner companies involved being Babcock & Brown Properties,[6] Amey[7] and Galliford Try.

Prior to that the area was part of East Hunsbury Ward of Northampton Borough Council, electing two members, both Conservative.

The area was part of East Hunsbury divisions of Northamptonshire County Council, electing one member, a Conservative.