NN12 8ZL

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 8WZ 89 m
NN12 8XY 93 m
NN12 8UD 153 m
NN12 8WT 174 m
NN12 8WR 198 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN12 8ZL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 8
Latitude
52.090883
Longitude
-1.019520
British National Grid easting
467,271
British National Grid northing
244,067

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Parish or community
E04006855
Westminster constituency
South Northamptonshire · E14001490
Output area
E00138863
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 049B · E01027295
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 049 · E02005687

Postcode source versions

Explore NN12

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Oak Tree Avenue, Silverstone, Towcester, NN12 8ZL 6 December 2024 £699,000
2, Oak Tree Avenue, Silverstone, Towcester, NN12 8ZL 26 September 2024 £690,000
4, Oak Tree Avenue, Silverstone, Towcester, NN12 8ZL 14 July 2023 £730,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
2
  1. Silverstone Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    635 m
  2. On Track Education Silverstone

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km
  3. Silverstone UTC

    University technical college

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
153
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 67
  • Anti social behaviour 27
  • Other theft 13
  • Vehicle crime 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
100%
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
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 straight-line

  • THE BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    SWINNEYFORD ROAD, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HD

    ODS code K83620

    4.4 km

  • TOWCESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    LINK WAY, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HH

    ODS code K83022

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Kingsley Road

    BCT · Silverstone

    0.1 miles
  • Kingsley Road

    BCT · Silverstone

    0.1 miles
  • Cach Yard Farm

    BCT · Silverstone

    0.1 miles
  • Cach Yard Farm

    BCT · Silverstone

    0.2 miles
  • White Horse PH

    BCT · Silverstone

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 049B, 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

27,342 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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 £694,500 from 8 recorded sales in NN12 8ZL. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 2 secondary schools. Silverstone Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 635 m.

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

Recorded crime

153 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 67 events.

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