Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for NN3 5DZ
Postcode
NN3 5DZ
Coordinates
52.2539, -0.8071
Grid reference
SP815624
Easting
481,524
Northing
262,420
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4X753V+H4
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.
5770
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5770 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 NN3 5DZ
England & WalesCrime trends · near NN3 5DZ
Counts are for Billing 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
31
YoY stable
453015
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
15
YoY +36%
28175
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
1691
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.62.2%
Other White13.8%
African9.6%
White & Black Caribbean2.1%
Other Black1.9%
+ 3 other groups · 10.4%
Religion
Christian47.1%
No religion41.7%
Muslim4.8%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4920.6%
25–3415.5%
50–6413.1%
10–159.4%
5–98.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 32.6%
Households
Other17.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.8%
Any member 66+11.1%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.2%
+ 8 other households · 37.6%
Administrative Information
West Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorthampton South E14001407
Constituency
E14001407Northamptonshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Billing
Constituency code
E14001407
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Billing
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 026D E01027177
E01027177MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Northamptonshire 026 E02005660
E02005660LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Northampton 011D E01027177
E01027177MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Northampton 011 E02005660
E02005660Urban: 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
5:47 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
12 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:47 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 1982
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~44 years
Active Duration
1982 -> PresentMarch 1982 — Introduced
Postcode NN3 5DZ 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: 5770
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01027177 and MSOA E02005660 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NN3 5DZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 1982
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~44 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near NN3 5DZ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
60%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
50%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 25%
Attainment 8
52.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
66%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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