# NN12 6YG: area report for a postcode in West Northamptonshire

NN12 6YG is a postcode in West Northamptonshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of West Northamptonshire. Open the map at NN12 6YG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) › [NN12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn12) › [NN12 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/nn12-6)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. West Northamptonshire 045E: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0013,52.1306,NN126YG
- **Northampton, 14 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0013,52.1306,NN126YG
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0013,52.1306,NN126YG
- **No property in NN12 6YG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0013,52.1306,NN126YG
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, West Northamptonshire 045E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0013,52.1306,NN126YG
- **£291,929 average price**: For the whole of West Northamptonshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0013,52.1306,NN126YG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0013,52.1306,NN126YG
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0013,52.1306,NN126YG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NN12 6YG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0013,52.1306,NN126YG
- **Low road and rail noise at NN12 6YG**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0013,52.1306,NN126YG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.0013,52.1306,NN126YG
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0013,52.1306,NN126YG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nicholas-hawksmoor-primary-school-e136480) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sponne School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sponne-school-e136488) | Secondary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 51.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Towcester Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/towcester-church-of-england-primary-school-e142650) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Marie Weller Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marie-weller-primary-school-e148571) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Greens Norton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greens-norton-church-of-england-primary-school-e143979) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £496,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £580,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £432,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE BROOK HEALTH CENTRE (720 m); TOWCESTER MEDICAL CENTRE (740 m)
- Pharmacies: JARDINES PHARMACY (720 m); JARDINES PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: SHIRE COURT DENTAL PRACTICE (740 m); DENTAL SURGERY (840 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Northampton BP (370 m, Marks and Spencer); Waitrose Towcester (830 m, Waitrose); Aldi Towcester (890 m, Aldi); Co-op Watling Street (900 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £291,929** (July 2026). West Northamptonshire’s average house price was £291,929 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,000** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Northamptonshire earned a median of £38,000 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 157th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.7×** (2025). A home in West Northamptonshire costs 7.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 151st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 16.6** (2025). West Northamptonshire has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 119th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Northamptonshire 045E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.8** (2025). West Northamptonshire 045E has a deprivation score of 6.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,854th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £297,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Northamptonshire 045E was £297,500 in 2025. Joint 15,744th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,754** (2021). West Northamptonshire 045E had 1,754 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,428th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.9%** (January 2026). In West Northamptonshire 045E, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## NN12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £368,225** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NN12 was £368,225 in 2025. 724th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,477** (2021). NN12 had 26,477 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,103rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 59%** (2022). About 59% of people in NN12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.0%** (January 2026). In NN12, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire)
- Centre: 52.1306, -1.0013

Council: [West Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-northamptonshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-northamptonshire): Sarah Bool (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.0013,52.1306,NN126YG

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