Around average
IMD England
Around average · 6.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LE16 8HU
Kettering and Wellingborough
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LE16 8HU
Coordinates
52.5160, -0.8579
Grid reference
SP775915
Easting
477,598
Northing
291,514
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4XG48R+CR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Kettering and Wellingborough
ITL Region
North Northamptonshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
18152
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18152 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near LE16 8HU
England & WalesCrime trends · near LE16 8HU
Counts are for Desborough electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
32
YoY -22%
563820
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
29
YoY +26%
52295
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
26141
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.6%
Other White2.0%
Gypsy / Trav.1.1%
White Irish1.0%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Christian57.9%
No religion35.3%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6427.4%
65–7417.0%
35–4915.8%
75–849.3%
25–346.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children18.1%
All members 66+17.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Any member 66+13.5%
Other10.6%
+ 7 other households · 26.4%
Administrative Information
North Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Council AreaKettering E14001311
Constituency
E14001311Northamptonshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Desborough
Constituency code
E14001311
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Weston by Welland
International Territorial Level
North Northamptonshire
Health & NHS
East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandEast Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Northamptonshire Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Northamptonshire ICB - 78H
Cancer Alliance
East Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
North Northamptonshire 012C E01027129
E01027129MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Northamptonshire 012 E02005639
E02005639LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Kettering 001C E01027129
E01027129MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kettering 001 E02005639
E02005639Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
12 hours 11 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 11 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LE16 8HU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 18152
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01027129 and MSOA E02005639 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LE16 8HU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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