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LE16 8NX

POSTCODE

LE16 8NX is a postcode in Desborough.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
52.4814, -0.8142
OS grid SP806877 (480,630, 287,713)
IMD England
6/10
#18152
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 6.6 per 1k
MoM -5% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C4XF5JP+H8
Least deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
IMD England
Around average · 6.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
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 & Wales
See sold prices in LE16

Police Recorded Crime near LE16 8NX

England & Wales
Crime trends · near LE16 8NX

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%
553922
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

1 of 6 key categories improving · violent crime rising

105
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 2,268
White Brit.93.6%
Other White2.0%
Gypsy / Trav.1.1%
White Irish1.0%
+ other · 2.3%

Religion

Total residents: 2,268
Christian57.9%
No religion35.3%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 0.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,270
50–6427.3%
65–7417.0%
35–4915.9%
75–849.4%
25–346.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.6%

Households

Total households: 996
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

  • Market Harborough Rail Station

    Rail

    6.4 km straight lineabout 81 min

  • Corby Rail Station

    Rail

    8.6 km straight lineabout 107 min

  • Kettering Rail Station

    Rail

    11.3 km straight lineabout 141 min

Bus stops

  • (Stoke Albany) White Horse PH

    Bus · before · north

    92 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Wilbarston Road

    Bus · before · north-east

    92 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Demand Responsive Area

    Bus

    95 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • Stoke Albany DRT

    Bus · DRT

    95 m straight lineabout 1 min

  • (Stoke Albany) White Horse PH

    Bus · after · south

    100 m straight lineabout 1 min

Coordinates & Location for LE16 8NX

England
Country
North Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Desborough
Ward
Kettering and Wellingborough
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LE16 8NX
Coordinates
52.4814, -0.8142
Grid reference
SP806877
Easting
480,630
Northing
287,713
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4XF5JP+H8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Stoke Albany
Travel to Work
Kettering and Wellingborough
ITL Region
North Northamptonshire
National Park
Non-National Park

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

North Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Kettering E14001311
Constituency
E14001311
Northamptonshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Desborough
Constituency code
E14001311
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Stoke Albany
International Territorial Level
North Northamptonshire

Health & NHS

East Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
East 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
E01027129
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Northamptonshire 012 E02005639
E02005639
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Kettering 001C E01027129
E01027129
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kettering 001 E02005639
E02005639
Smaller 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

7:33 AM6:03 PM
7:33 AM
Sunrise
6:03 PM
Sunset
10 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:33 AM
Sunset (today)
6:03 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

December 2001
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~25 years
Active Duration
2001 -> Present
December 2001 — Introduced
Postcode LE16 8NX introduced by Royal Mail.
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 8NX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 2001
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~25 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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