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NN12 6GU

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 6PB 20 m
NN12 6NT 36 m
NN12 6GS 65 m
NN12 6NY 76 m
NN12 6UF 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN12 6GU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 6
Latitude
52.119022
Longitude
-0.973786
British National Grid easting
470,360
British National Grid northing
247,240

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
E00189095
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 047B · E01027298
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 047 · E02005685

Postcode source versions

Explore NN12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Marie Weller Primary School

    Free schools

    415 m

  2. Towcester Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  3. Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
385
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 165
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Public order 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Other theft 22

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

  • TOWCESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    LINK WAY, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HH

    ODS code K83022

    1.5 km

  • THE BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    SWINNEYFORD ROAD, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HD

    ODS code K83620

    1.6 km

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

  • Towcester Race Course opp

    BCT · Towcester

    0.2 miles

  • Towcester Race Course adj

    BCT · Towcester

    0.2 miles

  • Race Course

    BCT · Towcester

    0.3 miles

  • Kempton Drive adj

    BCT · Towcester

    0.3 miles

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Wood Burcote

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 047B, 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

31,897 of 33,755

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

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Marie Weller Primary School is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

385 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 165 events.

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