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NN12 9AF

Towcester · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Towcester
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN12 6WN 10 m
NN12 7WT 10 m
NN12 7YP 10 m
NN12 7ZS 10 m
NN12 8YX 10 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN12 9AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2005
Terminated
1 November 2011
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN12
Postcode sector
NN12 9
Latitude
52.132248
Longitude
-0.988327
British National Grid easting
469,344
British National Grid northing
248,697

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
E00169295
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 047D · E01027301
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 047 · E02005685

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. Sponne School

    Academy converter

    340 m

  2. Towcester Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    431 m

  3. Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School

    Academy converter

    832 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
610
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 209
  • Anti social behaviour 137
  • Other theft 45
  • Public order 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • TOWCESTER MEDICAL CENTRE

    LINK WAY, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HH

    ODS code K83022

    631 m

  • THE BROOK HEALTH CENTRE

    SWINNEYFORD ROAD, TOWCESTER, NN12 6HD

    ODS code K83620

    668 m

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

  • Brave Old Oak PH

    BCT · Towcester

    0.0 miles

  • Brave Old Oak PH

    BCT · Towcester

    0.0 miles

  • Demand Responsive Area

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles

  • The Forum

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles

  • Saracens Head Hotel

    BCT · Towcester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 047D, 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

29,909 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sponne School is the nearest published school at 340 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

610 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 209 events.

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