LE16 8XS

Desborough · North Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Constituency
Kettering
Postcode district
LE16
Postcode sector
LE16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LE16 8XW 137 m
LE16 8XA 153 m
LE16 8XQ 181 m
LE16 8XE 185 m
LE16 8XY 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LE16 8XS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LE
Postcode district
LE16
Postcode sector
LE16 8
Latitude
52.504331
Longitude
-0.752393
British National Grid easting
484,780
British National Grid northing
290,333

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North Northamptonshire · E06000061
Parish or community
E04006625
Westminster constituency
Kettering · E14001311
Output area
E00137219
Lower layer super output area
North Northamptonshire 002C · E01026980
Middle layer super output area
North Northamptonshire 002 · E02005612

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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52 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4a, Rockingham Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, LE16 8XS 7 October 2025 £370,000
Cross Bank Barn, Rockingham Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, LE16 8XS 29 September 2025 £275,000
Cross Bank Barn, Rockingham Road, Cottingham, Market Harborough, LE16 8XS 9 August 2024 £206,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. Cottingham Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    514 m
  2. Lodge Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km
  3. Bringhurst Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
45
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 3
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
114

57 female, 57 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
2.6
LE16 8 residents
10,440

Age bands in LE16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

1,474 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

928 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.8%

1,851 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.1%

3,437 residents

Age 65 and over
26%

2,704 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LE16 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
97.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Gigabit-capable
95.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • ASPIRO HEALTHCARE

    WOODSEND MEDICAL CENTRE, SCHOOL PLACE, CORBY, NN18 0QP

    ODS code Y06354

    3.6 km

  • WOODSEND MEDICAL CENTRE

    SCHOOL PLACE, CORBY, NN18 0QP

    ODS code K83059

    3.6 km

  • LAKESIDE HEALTHCARE

    FOREST GATE MEDICAL CENTRE, FOREST GATE ROAD, CORBY, NN17 1TR

    ODS code K83002

    3.9 km

  • GREAT OAKLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BARTH CLOSE, GREAT OAKLEY, CORBY, NN18 8LU

    ODS code K83622

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • 34 Rockingham Road

    BCT · Cottingham

    0.0 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Cottingham

    0.2 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Cottingham

    0.2 miles
  • Cottingham

    BCT · Cottingham

    0.2 miles
  • (Cottingham) Spread Eagle PH

    BCT · Cottingham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Northamptonshire 002C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,779 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £322,500 from 8 recorded sales in LE16 8XS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Northamptonshire is £256,610 in June 2026, up 3.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

24 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Cottingham Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 514 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

45 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 19 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.