Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£314,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
East Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for NN5 6AW
Postcode
NN5 6AW
Coordinates
52.2447, -0.9330
Grid reference
SP729612
Easting
472,949
Northing
261,259
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4X63V8+VR
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.
24824
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 24824 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 & WalesProperty sales · NN5 6AW
HM Land Registry · West Northamptonshire
Average price
£314,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £314,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £310,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£318k£314k£310k
May '24Jan '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near NN5 6AW
England & WalesCrime trends · near NN5 6AW
Counts are for Duston 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
21
YoY -9%
272012
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
24
YoY stable
28175
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
1890
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
31
YoY +35%
31185
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.5%
Other White9.4%
African3.1%
Indian3.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 6.8%
Religion
Christian53.2%
No religion33.5%
Not answered6.6%
Muslim2.8%
Hindu1.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
35–4919.6%
50–6418.9%
25–3412.7%
65–7411.9%
75–847.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Any member 66+16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.3%
Other16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.1%
All members 66+11.6%
+ 7 other households · 27.0%
Administrative Information
West Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorthampton South E14001407
Constituency
E14001407Northamptonshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Duston
Constituency code
E14001407
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Duston
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 020C E01027216
E01027216MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Northamptonshire 020 E02005667
E02005667LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Northampton 018C E01027216
E01027216MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Northampton 018 E02005667
E02005667Urban: 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
5:52 AM
Sunrise
5:59 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
5:59 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1981
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> PresentJune 1981 — Introduced
Postcode NN5 6AW 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: 24824
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01027216 and MSOA E02005667 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NN5 6AW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near NN5 6AW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
72%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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