NN16 8XL

Kettering Central · North Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN16 8XJ 24 m
NN16 8RX 42 m
NN16 8XH 43 m
NN16 0SP 60 m
NN16 0SF 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN16 8XL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN16
Postcode sector
NN16 8
Latitude
52.402089
Longitude
-0.719706
British National Grid easting
487,200
British National Grid northing
279,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
North Northamptonshire · E06000061
Parish or community
E04013037
Westminster constituency
Kettering · E14001311
Output area
E00137905
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
33
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Academy converter

    298 m
  2. Kettering Park Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    616 m
  3. Kettering Park Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    646 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,813
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,858
  • Anti social behaviour 847
  • Shoplifting 359
  • Criminal damage and arson 348
  • Public order 341

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • LINDEN MEDICAL GROUP

    54 LINDEN AVENUE, KETTERING, NN15 7NX

    ODS code K83036

    611 m

  • DRYLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FIELD STREET, KETTERING, NN16 8JZ

    ODS code K83039

    659 m

  • ESKDAILL MEDICAL

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

    ODS code K83013

    942 m

  • WEAVERS MEDICAL

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

    ODS code K83051

    942 m

  • HEADLANDS SURGERY

    20 HEADLANDS, KETTERING, NN15 7HP

    ODS code K83006

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Ford Street

    BCT · Kettering

    0.0 miles
  • William Knibb Centre

    BCT · Kettering

    0.1 miles
  • School Lane

    BCT · Kettering

    0.2 miles
  • The Buccleuch PH

    BCT · Kettering

    0.2 miles
  • Bonham Court

    BCT · Kettering

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 298 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,813 published events cover 12 months, averaging 401.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,858 events.

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