NN16 9EL

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN16 8JR 21 m
NN16 8ER 44 m
NN16 8ES 52 m
NN16 8EF 78 m
NN16 9EF 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN16 9EL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN16
Postcode sector
NN16 9
Latitude
52.404014
Longitude
-0.731410
British National Grid easting
486,400
British National Grid northing
279,200

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
E00137883
Lower layer super output area
North Northamptonshire 018A · E01027104
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. Youth Works Community College

    Other independent school

    338 m
  2. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    402 m
  3. Kettering Park Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    782 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,539
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,748
  • Anti social behaviour 811
  • Shoplifting 342
  • Public order 319
  • Criminal damage and arson 319

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NN16 9 residents
15,756

Age bands in NN16 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

3,078 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

1,704 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

4,565 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

4,192 residents

Age 65 and over
16.4%

2,656 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

  • DRYLAND MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FIELD STREET, KETTERING, NN16 8JZ

    ODS code K83039

    216 m

  • ESKDAILL MEDICAL

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

    ODS code K83013

    310 m

  • WEAVERS MEDICAL

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

    ODS code K83051

    310 m

  • HEADLANDS SURGERY

    20 HEADLANDS, KETTERING, NN15 7HP

    ODS code K83006

    1.1 km

  • LINDEN MEDICAL GROUP

    54 LINDEN AVENUE, KETTERING, NN15 7NX

    ODS code K83036

    1.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Madison Apartments

    BCT · Kettering

    0.1 miles
  • Madison Apartments

    BCT · Kettering

    0.1 miles
  • Stanier Close

    BCT · Kettering

    0.1 miles
  • Stanier Close

    BCT · Kettering

    0.1 miles
  • Madison Apartments

    BCT · Kettering

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for North Northamptonshire 018A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,556 of 33,755

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

34 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Youth Works Community College is the nearest published school at 338 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,539 published events cover 12 months, averaging 378.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,748 events.

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