Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Around average · 11.3 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.
8743
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8743 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 NN2 6BX
England & WalesCrime trends · near NN2 6BX
Counts are for Kingsley & Semilong 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
42
YoY -42%
765942
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
48
YoY -23%
634119
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
14
YoY stable
26165
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY -50%
18113
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY -45%
16116
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
34
YoY -78%
16510034
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.42.3%
Other White28.9%
African9.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.2%
Bangladeshi2.8%
+ 7 other groups · 13.1%
Religion
Christian53.1%
No religion28.4%
Muslim8.7%
Not answered7.2%
Other religion1.4%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4922.9%
25–3422.1%
50–6413.1%
20–2411.6%
≤47.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.2%
Households
One person: other19.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.6%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
+ 9 other households · 38.4%
Coordinates & Location for NN2 6BX
Northampton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
NN2 6BX
Coordinates
52.2480, -0.9004
Grid reference
SP751616
Easting
475,164
Northing
261,655
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4X63XX+5R
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Northampton
Travel to Work
Northampton
ITL Region
West Northamptonshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
West Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorthampton North E14001406
Constituency
E14001406Northamptonshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Kingsley & Semilong
Constituency code
E14001406
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Northampton
International Territorial Level
West 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
West Northamptonshire 032C E01027154
E01027154MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Northamptonshire 032 E02005670
E02005670LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Northampton 021D E01027154
E01027154MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Northampton 021 E02005670
E02005670Urban: Nearer to 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: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:26 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 46 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:26 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 46 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 NN2 6BX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01027154 and MSOA E02005670 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 8743
Present — Active
Postcode NN2 6BX 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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Schools near NN2 6BX
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–18
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–22FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
56%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 25%
Attainment 8
41.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 13–16FSM 0%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
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