Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East Midlands
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Coordinates & Location for NN16 8SF
Kettering and Wellingborough
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
NN16 8SF
Coordinates
52.4058, -0.7237
Grid reference
SP869794
Easting
486,922
Northing
279,408
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4XC74G+8G
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Kettering
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.
5069
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5069 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 NN16 8SF
England & WalesCrime trends · near NN16 8SF
Counts are for Kettering North 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
25
YoY +9%
29175
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
18102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.57.3%
Other White21.1%
African5.7%
Indian3.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.4%
+ 2 other groups · 10.1%
Religion
Christian44.5%
No religion42.9%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim2.7%
Hindu1.5%
+ 1 other religions · 2.7%
Age groups
25–3425.2%
35–4922.5%
50–6414.3%
20–248.1%
≤46.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.0%
Households
Other32.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.4%
+ 8 other households · 31.7%
Administrative Information
North Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Council AreaKettering E14001311
Constituency
E14001311Northamptonshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Kettering North
Constituency code
E14001311
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Kettering Town
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 017A E01027105
E01027105MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Northamptonshire 017 E02005644
E02005644LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Kettering 006A E01027105
E01027105MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Kettering 006 E02005644
E02005644Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
5:51 AM
Sunrise
5:58 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
5:58 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2004
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~22 years
Active Duration
2004 -> PresentJuly 2004 — Introduced
Postcode NN16 8SF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 5069
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01027105 and MSOA E02005644 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NN16 8SF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2004
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~22 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near NN16 8SF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 27%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 13–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
76%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 26%
Attainment 8
48.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
47%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 30%
Attainment 8
37.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 5%
RWM expected
69%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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