High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 10.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for NN2 6EF
Northampton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
NN2 6EF
Coordinates
52.2504, -0.8963
Grid reference
SP754619
Easting
475,444
Northing
261,935
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4X7423+5F
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
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.
10714
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10714 out of 32,844 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 6EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near NN2 6EF
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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
76
YoY +9%
765942
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
44
YoY +29%
634119
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY -17%
26165
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
11
YoY —
18113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
10
YoY —
16116
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.56.9%
Other White17.0%
Bangladeshi4.0%
African3.7%
Caribbean2.6%
+ 8 other groups · 15.8%
Religion
Christian49.1%
No religion34.1%
Muslim7.2%
Not answered6.8%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4924.3%
50–6419.2%
25–3417.0%
20–249.1%
65–746.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.9%
Households
Other26.5%
Any member 66+10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.1%
+ 8 other households · 34.1%
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 025C E01027187
E01027187MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Northamptonshire 025 E02005664
E02005664LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Northampton 015C E01027187
E01027187MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Northampton 015 E02005664
E02005664Urban: 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
5:49 AM
Sunrise
6:03 PM
Sunset
12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:49 AM
Sunset (today)
6:03 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 14 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1998
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> PresentJune 1998 — Introduced
Postcode NN2 6EF 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. IMD England rank: 10714
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01027187 and MSOA E02005664 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NN2 6EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1998
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~28 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near NN2 6EF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 13–22FSM 0%
Attainment 8
8.5
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–18
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%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
69%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
57%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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