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NN12 6AE

Towcester · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Towcester
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN12 9SA 0 m
NN12 9SB 1 m
NN12 9SD 1 m
NN12 9SE 1 m
NN12 9SF 1 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN12 6AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 6
Latitude
52.127943
Longitude
-1.001236
British National Grid easting
468,467
British National Grid northing
248,206

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Electoral ward
Towcester · E05016007
Parish or community
E04013515
Westminster constituency
South Northamptonshire · E14001490
Output area
E00138879
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 045D · E01027300
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 045 · E02005684

Postcode source versions

Explore NN12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School

    Academy converter

    380 m

  2. Sponne School

    Academy converter

    742 m

  3. Towcester Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
545
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 184
  • Anti social behaviour 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Other theft 40
  • Public order 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NN12 6 residents
10,028

Age bands in NN12 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,748 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

986 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

2,837 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

2,657 residents

Age 65 and over
17.5%

1,742 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • THE BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    SWINNEYFORD ROAD, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HD

    ODS code K83620

    594 m

  • TOWCESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    LINK WAY, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HH

    ODS code K83022

    634 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wordsworth Close

    BCT · Towcester

    0.0 miles

  • Wordsworth Close

    BCT · Towcester

    0.0 miles

  • Byron Close

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles

  • Byron Close

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles

  • Keats Drive

    BCT · Towcester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 045D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,502 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School is the nearest published school at 380 m.

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

Recorded crime

545 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 184 events.

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