NN12 7LD

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN12 6GP 62 m
NN12 6GL 116 m
NN12 6PA 130 m
NN12 6NS 172 m
NN12 6GN 177 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN12 7LD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 7
Latitude
52.120161
Longitude
-0.969335
British National Grid easting
470,663
British National Grid northing
247,371

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
E00138872
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 047A · E01027297
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 047 · E02005685

Postcode source versions

Explore NN12

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Old Dairy Cottage, Heathencote, Towcester, NN12 7LD 30 June 2021 £405,000
Stockmans, Heathencote, Towcester, NN12 7LD 25 May 2021 £517,000
Stockmans, Heathencote, Towcester, NN12 7LD 27 February 2015 £390,000

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

    596 m
  2. Towcester Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
336
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 146
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Public order 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Other theft 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

10 female, 11 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NN12 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
77.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • TOWCESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    LINK WAY, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HH

    ODS code K83022

    1.7 km

  • THE BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    SWINNEYFORD ROAD, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HD

    ODS code K83620

    1.8 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 2026-09-03. 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

    0.4 miles
  • Jenkinson Road

    BCT · Towcester

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 047A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,456 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Marie Weller Primary School is the nearest published school at 596 m.

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

Recorded crime

336 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 146 events.

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