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NN5 6FQ

Duston · West Northamptonshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Duston
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Northampton South
Postcode district
NN5
Postcode sector
NN5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NN5 6RS 65 m
NN5 6TG 81 m
NN5 6SP 90 m
NN5 6SW 104 m
NN5 6SR 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN5 6FQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN5
Postcode sector
NN5 6
Latitude
52.251121
Longitude
-0.948610
British National Grid easting
471,871
British National Grid northing
261,957

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East Midlands · E12000004
Local authority district
West Northamptonshire · E06000062
Electoral ward
Duston · E05015990
Parish or community
E04006793
Westminster constituency
Northampton South · E14001407
Output area
E00138416
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 028B · E01027210
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 028 · E02005668

Postcode source versions

Explore NN5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
32
Secondary
3

  1. Duston Eldean Primary School

    Community school

    453 m

  2. The Duston School

    Academy converter

    568 m

  3. Hopping Hill Primary School

    Community school

    575 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,046
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 670
  • Anti social behaviour 373
  • Shoplifting 314
  • Burglary 136
  • Criminal damage and arson 114

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NN5 6 residents
18,375

Age bands in NN5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

3,162 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

1,585 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

4,680 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

4,614 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

3,799 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST LUKES PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    TIMKEN WAY SOUTH, DUSTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 6FR

    ODS code K83041

    873 m

  • QUEENSVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6LS

    ODS code K83003

    3.1 km

  • LEICESTER TCE HEALTHCARE CTR

    7-8 LEICESTER TERRACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AL

    ODS code K83014

    3.5 km

  • LANGHAM PLACE SURGERY

    11 LANGHAM PLACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AA

    ODS code K83027

    3.5 km

  • THE MOUNTS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CAMPBELL STREET, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 3DS

    ODS code K83025

    3.6 km

  • KINGSTHORPE MEDICAL CTR.

    EASTERN AVENUE SOUTH, KINGSLEY, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7JN

    ODS code K83035

    3.9 km

  • THE PINES SURGERY

    HARBOROUGH ROAD NORTH, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 8LL

    ODS code K83008

    4.0 km

  • MAPLE ACCESS PARTNERSHIP LLP

    MAPLE HOUSE, 17-19 HAZELWOOD ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 1LG

    ODS code K83621

    4.2 km

  • GREENVIEW SURGERY

    129 HAZELDENE ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7PB

    ODS code K83077

    4.6 km

  • ELEANOR CROSS HEALTHCARE

    DELAPRE MEDICAL CENTRE, GLOUCESTER AVENUE, NORTHAMPTON, NN4 8QF

    ODS code K83010

    4.7 km

  • THE CRESCENT MEDICAL CTR.

    2 THE CRESCENT, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 4SB

    ODS code K83050

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Northfield Road

    BCT · New Duston

    0.1 miles

  • Northfield Road

    BCT · New Duston

    0.1 miles

  • Northfield Road

    BCT · New Duston

    0.1 miles

  • Harefoot Close

    BCT · New Duston

    0.1 miles

  • Harefoot Close

    BCT · New Duston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 028B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,316 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 3 secondary schools. Duston Eldean Primary School is the nearest published school at 453 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,046 published events cover 12 months, averaging 170.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 670 events.

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