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NN12 7JQ

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN12 6JQ 2 m
NN12 6DA 52 m
NN12 6AR 96 m
NN12 6AJ 97 m
NN12 6AS 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN12 7JQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 7
Latitude
52.127992
Longitude
-0.983763
British National Grid easting
469,663
British National Grid northing
248,228

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
E00169296
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

    Academy converter

    162 m

  2. Marie Weller Primary School

    Free schools

    795 m

  3. Sponne School

    Academy converter

    820 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
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

    579 m

  • THE BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    SWINNEYFORD ROAD, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HD

    ODS code K83620

    626 m

Nearby transport

  • Vernon Road

    BCT · Towcester

    0.0 miles

  • Vernon Road

    BCT · Towcester

    0.0 miles

  • White Bear PH

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles

  • White Bear PH

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles

  • 8 Marlow 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.

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 162 m.

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

Recorded crime

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.