NN12 8AA

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN12 7HX 479 m
NN12 7RN 803 m
NN12 8QQ 949 m
NN12 8AB 952 m
NN12 8AD 973 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN12 8AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 8
Latitude
52.159128
Longitude
-0.966229
British National Grid easting
470,814
British National Grid northing
251,708

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Electoral ward
Towcester · E05016007
Parish or community
E04013514
Westminster constituency
South Northamptonshire · E14001490
Output area
E00138761
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 045B · E01027277
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 045 · E02005684

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rectory Farm Farmhouse, St Johns Road, Tiffield, Towcester, NN12 8AA 5 March 2004 £200,000
Rectory Farm, St Johns Road, Tiffield, Towcester, NN12 8AA 5 March 2004 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. The Gateway School

    Academy special converter

    151 m
  2. Tiffield Academy

    Free schools special

    215 m
  3. Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    934 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

10 female, 12 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.7
NN12 8 residents
10,031

Age bands in NN12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,590 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

883 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,984 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

3,063 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

2,417 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NN12 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
92.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
92.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.9%
Gigabit-capable
92.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
92.9%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • TOWCESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    LINK WAY, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HH

    ODS code K83022

    4.0 km

  • THE BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    SWINNEYFORD ROAD, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HD

    ODS code K83620

    4.0 km

  • THE PARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ROADE MEDICAL CENTRE, 16 LONDON ROAD, ROADE, NORTHAMPTON, NN7 2NN

    ODS code K83052

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tiffield Centre

    BCT · Tiffield

    0.0 miles
  • Tiffield Centre

    BCT · Tiffield

    0.1 miles
  • Tiffield Turn

    BCT · Tiffield

    0.1 miles
  • Tiffield Turn

    BCT · Tiffield

    0.1 miles
  • Showsley Cottages

    BCT · Easton Neston

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 045B, 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

19,921 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Gateway School is the nearest published school at 151 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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