NN16 postcode area · North Northamptonshire

The NN16 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in North Northamptonshire. Area Scores range from 12 to 81 across them. Every full NN16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NN16 district: Kettering Brambleside scores 82 out of 100 (#1,246 of 6,856 nationally) while Kettering Avondale Grange sits at 12 — neighbours on the map, 70 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £170,000 in Kettering Central East to £325,000 in Geddington, Rushton & Stoke Albany — a 1.9× gap within the NN16 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,948a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime80per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied62%

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 NN16 district

£201,250median home sold over the past year · +20.9% over 5 years · -0.4% over the year · 350 sales
Detached£338,000
Semi-detached£228,000
Terraced£185,000
Flat£120,000
North Northamptonshire£260,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Kettering BramblesideNorth Northamptonshire 1,24682 £277,500
Thrapston & BrigstockNorth Northamptonshire 1,92472 £289,998
Broughton, Mawsley & LoddingtonNorth Northamptonshire 1,97271 £310,750
Geddington, Rushton & Stoke AlbanyNorth Northamptonshire 2,56263 £325,000
RothwellNorth Northamptonshire 3,60447 £240,000
Kettering Town & WestNorth Northamptonshire 3,78245 £230,500
Kettering Central EastNorth Northamptonshire 5,48920 £170,000
Kettering Avondale GrangeNorth Northamptonshire 6,01012 £200,000

People living in NN16 Census 2021

Residents70,777
Median age (est.)41
Density226per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above29%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 15%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary14%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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 NN16

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NN16 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NN16.

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.