NN12 6WR

Towcester · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN12 6UY 6 m
NN12 6AB 65 m
NN12 6UX 86 m
NN12 6BS 104 m
NN12 6DT 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN12 6WR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2002
Terminated
1 November 2003
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 6
Latitude
52.131252
Longitude
-0.986552
British National Grid easting
469,467
British National Grid northing
248,588

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
E00169295
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 047D · E01027301
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 047 · E02005685

Postcode source versions

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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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    289 m
  2. Sponne School

    Academy converter

    480 m
  3. Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School

    Academy converter

    842 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
686
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 256
  • Anti social behaviour 150
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Other theft 47
  • Public order 47

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 straight-line

  • TOWCESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    LINK WAY, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HH

    ODS code K83022

    600 m

  • THE BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    SWINNEYFORD ROAD, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HD

    ODS code K83620

    644 m

Nearby transport

  • The Lindens

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles
  • Brave Old Oak PH

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles
  • Brave Old Oak PH

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Towcester

    0.2 miles
  • White Bear PH

    BCT · Towcester

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

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 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

686 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 256 events.

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