NN16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Kettering, Wadcroft and Weekley, in North Northamptonshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an NN16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In NN16, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How NN16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is NN16 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in NN16 at a rate of 142.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.2 per 1,000 people across NN.
In August 2026 alone, 412 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in NN16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,742), anti-social behaviour (1,120) and other crime (782).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in NN16 was 163.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in NN16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so NN16 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in NN16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Northamptonshire 015A | 1,860 | 82.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| North Northamptonshire 015B | 1,957 | 52.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| North Northamptonshire 015C | 1,159 | 59.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| North Northamptonshire 015D | 1,256 | 32.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| North Northamptonshire 015E | 2,210 | 125.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.1% |
| North Northamptonshire 016A | 1,578 | 61.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| North Northamptonshire 016B | 1,869 | 95.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| North Northamptonshire 016C | 1,526 | 102.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| North Northamptonshire 016D | 1,962 | 175.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| North Northamptonshire 016E | 1,807 | 79.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.2% |
| North Northamptonshire 017A | 2,562 | 135.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.0% |
| North Northamptonshire 017B | 2,123 | 82.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.6% |
| North Northamptonshire 017C | 2,174 | 104.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| North Northamptonshire 017D | 2,344 | 146.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.7% |
| North Northamptonshire 018A | 2,459 | 143.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.1% |
| North Northamptonshire 018E | 1,482 | 148.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.1% |
| North Northamptonshire 018F | 1,013 | 520.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 82.8% |
| North Northamptonshire 018G | 1,116 | 767.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 83.0% |
MPs for NN16
- Rosie WrightingLabourMP for Kettering92% of NN16’s postcodes
- Lee BarronLabourMP for Corby and East Northamptonshire7.6% of NN16’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in NN164
Postcode sectors in NN164
Council1
Towns in NN161
Postcode districts next to NN162
Nearest rail stations1
More in the NN postcode area2
NN16 in brief
NN16 is a postcode district covering Kettering, Wadcroft and Weekley, in North Northamptonshire.
About 33,955 people lived in NN16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £205,000 in 2025 across 374 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 142.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in NN16 was £205,000 in 2025.
NN16 had 32,842 usual residents at the census.
In NN16, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In NN16, 5.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.