Least deprived 40–50%
IMD England
Around average · 6.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£257,500
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,146 sales
-3.9%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
East Midlands
Region
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 & WalesProperty sales · LE16 8LW
HM Land Registry · North Northamptonshire
Average price
£292,747
Median price: £257,500
Median -3.9% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,146 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Aug '25Aug '25: 1 sales · avg £670,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£790k£730k£670k
Dec '23Aug '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near LE16 8LW
England & WalesCrime trends · near LE16 8LW
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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
40
YoY +14%
563922
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
37
YoY +12%
53306
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1470
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1271
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
26130
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
13
YoY -43%
673910
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '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
50–6427.3%
65–7417.0%
35–4915.9%
75–849.4%
25–346.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children18.0%
Single family household, all members 66+17.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
One person: aged 66+13.4%
One person: other10.6%
+ 9 other households · 26.4%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 3.6 km straight lineabout 45 min
Market Harborough Rail Station
Rail · outside
- 11.9 km straight lineabout 149 min
Kettering Rail Station
Rail
- 13.4 km straight lineabout 168 min
Corby Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 254 m straight lineabout 3 min
Church Close
Bus · before · south-east
- 271 m straight lineabout 3 min
3 Desborough Road
Bus · after · south-east
- 281 m straight lineabout 4 min
Church Close
Bus · after · north-west
- 291 m straight lineabout 4 min
Braybrooke DRT
Bus · DRT
- 291 m straight lineabout 4 min
Demand Responsive Area
Bus
Coordinates & Location for LE16 8LW
Kettering and Wellingborough
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LE16 8LW
Coordinates
52.4531, -0.8779
Grid reference
SP763844
Easting
476,351
Northing
284,497
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4XF43C+6R
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
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
Braybrooke
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
7:30 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
10 hours 37 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:30 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 37 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 8LW 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01027129 and MSOA E02005639 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 18152
Present — Active
Postcode LE16 8LW 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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