NN12 postcode area · West Northamptonshire

The NN12 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Buckinghamshire, West Northamptonshire. Area Scores range from 11 to 82 across them. Every full NN12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NN12 district: Towcester West & Blakesley scores 82 out of 100 (#1,211 of 6,856 nationally) while Town Centre & Semilong sits at 12 — neighbours on the map, 71 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £170,000 in Town Centre & Semilong to £435,000 in Silverstone, Syresham & Helmdon — a 2.6× gap within the NN12 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Buckinghamshire and West Northamptonshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,124a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime72per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)42

Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the NN12 district

£365,000median home sold over the past year · +10.6% over 5 years · -0.1% over the year · 510 sales

Detached£500,000

Semi-detached£320,000

Terraced£300,000

Flat£145,950

West Northamptonshire£299,203

East Midlands£250,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Towcester West & BlakesleyWest Northamptonshire	1,211	82	£385,000
Towcester East & PaulerspuryWest Northamptonshire	1,266	82	£339,975
Deanshanger, Potterspury & Old StratfordWest Northamptonshire	1,301	81	£365,000
Blisworth, Roade & Yardley GobionWest Northamptonshire	1,314	81	£327,250
Buckingham South, Maids Moreton & AkeleyBuckinghamshire	1,479	78	£383,000
Silverstone, Syresham & HelmdonWest Northamptonshire	1,780	74	£435,000
Long Buckby West & WeedonWest Northamptonshire	2,294	66	£310,000
Town Centre & SemilongWest Northamptonshire	6,065	12	£170,000

People living in NN12 Census 2021

Residents78,044

Median age (est.)42

Density166per km²

No qualifications14%

Degree or above36%

No car or van14%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 28%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 15%Private rent 17%

Households

One person 27%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	20%
Managers & directors	16%
Associate professional	14%
Elementary	11%
Skilled trades	10%
Administrative	10%
Caring & leisure	7%
Sales & customer service	6%
Process & plant	6%

Ethnic group

White 90%Asian 4%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 41% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in NN12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NN12 district.

Buckingham Long Buckby Towcester

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NN12.

NN4 NN7 NN5 NN99 MK19 NN1 MK11 NN2

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.