NN12 8QT

Rural South Northamptonshire · 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 8QP 120 m
NN12 8QW 121 m
NN12 8QU 135 m
NN12 8QN 174 m
NN12 8FW 201 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN12 8QT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 8
Latitude
52.113800
Longitude
-1.051292
British National Grid easting
465,061
British National Grid northing
246,587

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Parish or community
E04006798
Westminster constituency
South Northamptonshire · E14001490
Output area
E00138915
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 049C · E01027306
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 049 · E02005687

Postcode source versions

Explore NN12

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, School Lane, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QT 7 May 2026 £230,000
The Cottage, School Lane, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QT 12 September 2025 £300,000
Cerreto Cottage, School Lane, Abthorpe, Towcester, NN12 8QT 30 August 2024 £370,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. On Track Education Silverstone

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km
  2. Silverstone Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km
  3. Greens Norton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

10 female, 13 male

Postcode households
9
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NN12 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

  • THE BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    SWINNEYFORD ROAD, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HD

    ODS code K83620

    4.3 km

  • TOWCESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    LINK WAY, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HH

    ODS code K83022

    4.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Abthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Main Street

    BCT · Abthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Main Street

    BCT · Abthorpe

    0.1 miles
  • Slapton Turn

    BCT · Slapton

    0.7 miles
  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Slapton

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 049C, 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

17,175 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £265,000 from 4 recorded sales in NN12 8QT. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. On Track Education Silverstone is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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