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NN5 6NS

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 6GS 20 m
NN5 6NN 30 m
NN5 6NL 74 m
NN5 6QP 80 m
NN5 6ND 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NN5 6NS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NN
Postcode district
NN5
Postcode sector
NN5 6
Latitude
52.259123
Longitude
-0.955776
British National Grid easting
471,369
British National Grid northing
262,840

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
E00138409
Lower layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 023A · E01027208
Middle layer super output area
West Northamptonshire 023 · E02005663

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
28
Secondary
2

  1. Duston Eldean Primary School

    Community school

    563 m

  2. The Duston School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Hopping Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,066
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 445
  • Anti social behaviour 211
  • Burglary 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 68
  • Public order 60

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

7

within 5 km

  • ST LUKES PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    TIMKEN WAY SOUTH, DUSTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN5 6FR

    ODS code K83041

    1.9 km

  • QUEENSVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNTON ROAD, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6LS

    ODS code K83003

    3.6 km

  • THE PINES SURGERY

    HARBOROUGH ROAD NORTH, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 8LL

    ODS code K83008

    3.9 km

  • LANGHAM PLACE SURGERY

    11 LANGHAM PLACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AA

    ODS code K83027

    4.2 km

  • LEICESTER TCE HEALTHCARE CTR

    7-8 LEICESTER TERRACE, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 6AL

    ODS code K83014

    4.2 km

  • KINGSTHORPE MEDICAL CTR.

    EASTERN AVENUE SOUTH, KINGSLEY, NORTHAMPTON, NN2 7JN

    ODS code K83035

    4.4 km

  • THE MOUNTS MEDICAL CENTRE

    CAMPBELL STREET, NORTHAMPTON, NN1 3DS

    ODS code K83025

    4.4 km

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

  • Pine Copse Close

    BCT · New Duston

    0.1 miles

  • Pine Copse Close

    BCT · New Duston

    0.1 miles

  • Port Road

    BCT · New Duston

    0.1 miles

  • Port Road

    BCT · New Duston

    0.1 miles

  • Lodge Way

    BCT · New Duston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Northamptonshire 023A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,558 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 2 secondary schools. Duston Eldean Primary School is the nearest published school at 563 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,066 published events cover 12 months, averaging 88.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 445 events.

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