Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 18.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
East Midlands
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Coordinates & Location for NN8 1BS
Kettering and Wellingborough
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
NN8 1BS
Coordinates
52.3004, -0.6926
Grid reference
SP892677
Easting
489,247
Northing
267,728
Region
East Midlands
Plus Code
9C4X8824+5X
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wellingborough
Travel to Work
Kettering and Wellingborough
ITL Region
North 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.
4000
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4000 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 & WalesProperty sales · NN8 1BS
HM Land Registry · North Northamptonshire
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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 NN8 1BS
England & WalesCrime trends · near NN8 1BS
Counts are for Croyland & Swanspool 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
91
YoY stable
1068462
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
66
YoY +43%
805631
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY -32%
38214
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
1692
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
13
YoY —
25178
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.44.9%
Other White25.1%
Indian5.2%
African4.2%
Bangladeshi2.5%
+ 9 other groups · 18.1%
Religion
Christian45.6%
No religion33.8%
Not answered7.1%
Muslim6.2%
Hindu4.9%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
35–4923.9%
25–3422.0%
50–6417.1%
20–248.7%
65–745.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.4%
Households
Other34.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.4%
Any member 66+8.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.5%
+ 8 other households · 28.7%
Administrative Information
North Northamptonshire
Local Authority
Council AreaWellingborough and Rushden E14001571
Constituency
E14001571Northamptonshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Croyland & Swanspool
Constituency code
E14001571
EU Electoral Region
East Midlands
Parish
Wellingborough
International Territorial Level
North 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
North Northamptonshire 032D E01035431
E01035431MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
North Northamptonshire 032 E02005697
E02005697LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wellingborough 006A E01027349
E01027349MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wellingborough 006 E02005697
E02005697Urban: 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
5:46 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
12 hours 19 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 19 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 NN8 1BS 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: 4000
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035431 and MSOA E02005697 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NN8 1BS 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
Schools near NN8 1BS
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 47%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 14–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
45%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
26.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 31%
Attainment 8
40.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 14%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 20%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
55%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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