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NN16 8SZ

Kettering Central · North Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Kettering Central
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Constituency
Kettering
Postcode district
NN16
Postcode sector
NN16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN16 8ST 31 m
NN16 8SU 57 m
NN16 0AX 66 m
NN16 8SS 79 m
NN16 0AH 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN16 8SZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN16
Postcode sector
NN16 8
Latitude
52.398457
Longitude
-0.727997
British National Grid easting
486,643
British National Grid northing
278,586

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North Northamptonshire · E06000061
Electoral ward
Kettering Central · E05016218
Parish or community
E04013037
Westminster constituency
Kettering · E14001311
Output area
E00137909
Lower layer super output area
North Northamptonshire 018F · E01035413
Middle layer super output area
North Northamptonshire 018 · E02005645

Postcode source versions

Explore NN16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    726 m

  2. Hawthorn Community Primary School

    Academy converter

    745 m

  3. Youth Works Community College

    Other independent school

    825 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,744
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,835
  • Anti social behaviour 830
  • Shoplifting 349
  • Public order 347
  • Criminal damage and arson 323

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NN16 8 residents
8,652

Age bands in NN16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

1,474 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

885 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.1%

2,915 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.5%

1,867 residents

Age 65 and over
14.1%

1,175 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

5

within 5 km

  • DRYLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FIELD STREET, KETTERING, NN16 8JZ

    ODS code K83039

    463 m

  • HEADLANDS SURGERY

    20 HEADLANDS, KETTERING, NN15 7HP

    ODS code K83006

    495 m

  • ESKDAILL MEDICAL

    PROSPECT HOUSE, 121 LOWER STREET, KETTERING, NN16 8DN

    ODS code K83013

    510 m

  • WEAVERS MEDICAL

    PROSPECT HOUSE, 121 LOWER STREET, KETTERING, NN16 8DN

    ODS code K83051

    510 m

  • LINDEN MEDICAL GROUP

    54 LINDEN AVENUE, KETTERING, NN15 7NX

    ODS code K83036

    823 m

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

  • The Royal Hotel

    BCT · Kettering

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Interchange

    BCT · Kettering

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Interchange

    BCT · Kettering

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Interchange

    BCT · Kettering

    0.1 miles

  • Bus Interchange

    BCT · Kettering

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Northamptonshire 018F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,830 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Thomas More Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 726 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,744 published events cover 12 months, averaging 395.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,835 events.

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