NN12 8AG

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 8BF 516 m
NN12 6HP 909 m
NN12 8ET 946 m
NN12 6GX 1.3 km
NN12 6PG 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN12 8AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 8
Latitude
52.153342
Longitude
-0.996897
British National Grid easting
468,725
British National Grid northing
251,035

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
E00138902
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 045E · E01027303
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 045 · E02005684

Postcode source versions

Explore NN12

32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Paddock View, Caldecote, Towcester, NN12 8AG 30 September 2022 £550,000
Walnut Barn, Tiffield Road, Caldecote, Towcester, NN12 8AG 16 February 2022 £265,000
Walnut Barn, Tiffield Road, Caldecote, Towcester, NN12 8AG 9 February 2022 £307,056

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km
  2. Greens Norton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km
  3. Tiffield Academy

    Free schools special

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
47
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Burglary 4
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
66

36 female, 30 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NN12 8 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+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Gigabit-capable
88.9%
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

    2.9 km

  • THE BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    SWINNEYFORD ROAD, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HD

    ODS code K83620

    3.0 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

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Caldecote

    0.0 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Tiffield

    0.8 miles
  • Meadow Rise

    BCT · Tiffield

    0.9 miles
  • Meadow Rise

    BCT · Tiffield

    0.9 miles
  • Northampton Rd

    BCT · Easton Neston

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 045E, 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

28,872 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £428,528 from 4 recorded sales in NN12 8AG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Northamptonshire is £292,754 in June 2026, up 2.5% year on year.

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

47 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.917 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.