NN12 7DS

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN12 6DS 9 m
NN12 6HG 49 m
NN12 6HQ 97 m
NN12 6EB 102 m
NN12 6UP 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN12 7DS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 7
Latitude
52.125694
Longitude
-0.990549
British National Grid easting
469,202
British National Grid northing
247,966

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
E00138884
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 047C · E01027299
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
12
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School

    Academy converter

    396 m
  2. Towcester Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    464 m
  3. Sponne School

    Academy converter

    777 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
661
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 252
  • Anti social behaviour 146
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Other theft 45
  • Public order 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NN12 7 residents
6,435

Age bands in NN12 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,060 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

619 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

1,412 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

2,071 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

1,412 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

    185 m

  • THE BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    SWINNEYFORD ROAD, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HD

    ODS code K83620

    200 m

Nearby transport

  • Sponnes Road

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles
  • Sponnes Road

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles
  • Hesketh Crescent

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 047C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,753 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School is the nearest published school at 396 m.

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

Recorded crime

661 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 252 events.

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