Around average
IMD England
Around average · 7.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for NN5 4BU
Postcode
NN5 4BU
Coordinates
52.2407, -0.9602
Grid reference
SP710607
Easting
471,099
Northing
260,791
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4X62RQ+7W
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 5 (reduced 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.
16208
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16208 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 NN5 4BU
England & WalesCrime trends · near NN5 4BU
Counts are for Upton 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 -44%
564023
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
37
YoY +76%
43268
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY -20%
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.78.2%
Other White9.2%
White & Black Caribbean2.5%
African2.4%
Indian1.4%
+ 1 other groups · 6.4%
Religion
Christian48.0%
No religion40.1%
Not answered8.0%
Muslim2.2%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
35–4924.1%
25–3417.1%
50–6412.0%
10–158.0%
5–97.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.2%
Households
Other23.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.1%
Any member 66+15.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
+ 7 other households · 27.4%
Administrative Information
West Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorthampton South E14001407
Constituency
E14001407Northamptonshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Upton
Constituency code
E14001407
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Upton
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 035A E01032976
E01032976MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Northamptonshire 035 E02007072
E02007072LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Northampton 029F E01032976
E01032976MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Northampton 029 E02005678
E02005678Urban: 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
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:01 PM
Sunset
12 hours 10 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:01 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 10 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2018
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~8 years
Active Duration
2018 -> PresentJuly 2018 — Introduced
Postcode NN5 4BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01032976 and MSOA E02007072 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NN5 4BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2018
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~8 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near NN5 4BU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
72%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 19%
Attainment 8
50.0
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
56.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
74%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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