NN12 6AU

Towcester · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Towcester
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN12 6AX 20 m
NN12 6DP 67 m
NN12 6AT 92 m
NN12 6AG 119 m
NN12 6DU 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN12 6AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 6
Latitude
52.128684
Longitude
-0.985822
British National Grid easting
469,521
British National Grid northing
248,303

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
E00138894
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 047D · E01027301
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 047 · E02005685

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Property

At this postcode

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55 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Islington Court, Flat 3, Islington Road, Towcester, NN12 6AU 21 May 2026 £138,000
Islington Court, Flat 9, Islington Road, Towcester, NN12 6AU 14 November 2025 £152,500
Islington Court, Flat 3, Islington Road, Towcester, NN12 6AU 21 August 2025 £95,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Towcester Church of England Primary School

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    1 m
  2. Sponne School

    Academy converter

    662 m
  3. Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School

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    748 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
670
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 255
  • Anti social behaviour 150
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Other theft 46
  • Public order 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

17 female, 19 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NN12 6 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
41.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
41.9%
Gigabit-capable
41.9%
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

2

within 5 km

  • TOWCESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    LINK WAY, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HH

    ODS code K83022

    465 m

  • THE BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    SWINNEYFORD ROAD, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HD

    ODS code K83620

    513 m

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

  • White Bear PH

    BCT · Towcester

    0.0 miles
  • White Bear PH

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles
  • Vernon Road

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles
  • Marlow Road

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles
  • Vernon Road

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 047D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,909 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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
11
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
12
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 £138,000 from 7 recorded sales in NN12 6AU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Northamptonshire is £292,754 in June 2026, up 2.5% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Towcester Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

670 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 255 events.

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