NN12 6AP postcode in Towcester, West Northamptonshire

NN12 6AP is a postcode in Towcester, in the Towcester ward of West Northamptonshire. It is in the South Northamptonshire parliamentary constituency and the Northamptonshire police force area, and has been in use since August 1993.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at NN12 6AP can get it Across West Northamptonshire: 94% Typical price £324,927 Homes sold in NN12 6, last 12 months. ▼ 4.4% on the year before Nearest station Northampton 13.4 km in a straight line

Where NN12 6AP is, and what is near it

Map of NN12 6AP and what is near it Map of NN12 6AP: its centre point, with the 297 other postcodes in the NN12 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NN12 6AJ: also in NN12 6NN12 6AL: also in NN12 6NN12 6AN: also in NN12 6NN12 6AR: also in NN12 6NN12 6AS: also in NN12 6NN12 6AT: also in NN12 6NN12 6AU: also in NN12 6NN12 6AW: also in NN12 6NN12 6AX: also in NN12 6NN12 6AY: also in NN12 6NN12 6AZ: also in NN12 6NN12 6BA: also in NN12 6NN12 6BB: also in NN12 6NN12 6BL: also in NN12 6NN12 6BN: also in NN12 6NN12 6BP: also in NN12 6NN12 6BW: also in NN12 6NN12 6BZ: also in NN12 6NN12 6DA: also in NN12 6NN12 6DP: also in NN12 6NN12 6DR: also in NN12 6NN12 6DS: also in NN12 6NN12 6EB: also in NN12 6NN12 6ED: also in NN12 6NN12 6EE: also in NN12 6NN12 6EF: also in NN12 6NN12 6EG: also in NN12 6NN12 6EH: also in NN12 6NN12 6EJ: also in NN12 6NN12 6EN: also in NN12 6NN12 6EP: also in NN12 6NN12 6EQ: also in NN12 6NN12 6EW: also in NN12 6NN12 6EY: also in NN12 6NN12 6EZ: also in NN12 6NN12 6FL: also in NN12 6NN12 6FN: also in NN12 6NN12 6FQ: also in NN12 6NN12 6FR: also in NN12 6NN12 6FS: also in NN12 6NN12 6HA: also in NN12 6NN12 6HB: also in NN12 6NN12 6HD: also in NN12 6NN12 6HE: also in NN12 6NN12 6HF: also in NN12 6NN12 6HG: also in NN12 6NN12 6HH: also in NN12 6NN12 6HQ: also in NN12 6NN12 6HS: also in NN12 6NN12 6HU: also in NN12 6NN12 6HY: also in NN12 6NN12 6JE: also in NN12 6NN12 6JH: also in NN12 6NN12 6JJ: also in NN12 6NN12 6JQ: also in NN12 6NN12 6JW: also in NN12 6NN12 6LA: also in NN12 6NN12 6LB: also in NN12 6NN12 6LY: also in NN12 6NN12 6NA: also in NN12 6NN12 6NB: also in NN12 6NN12 6ND: also in NN12 6NN12 6NE: also in NN12 6NN12 6NF: also in NN12 6NN12 6NG: also in NN12 6NN12 6NJ: also in NN12 6NN12 6NL: also in NN12 6NN12 6NP: also in NN12 6NN12 6PD: also in NN12 6NN12 6PL: also in NN12 6NN12 6PN: also in NN12 6NN12 6PP: also in NN12 6NN12 6PQ: also in NN12 6NN12 6QL: also in NN12 6NN12 6TE: also in NN12 6NN12 6TF: also in NN12 6NN12 6TG: also in NN12 6NN12 6TH: also in NN12 6NN12 6TJ: also in NN12 6NN12 6UP: also in NN12 6 2 places, 3.8–13.4 kmGP 6.8 kmTowcester NN12 6AP Map of NN12 6AP and what is near it Map of NN12 6AP: its centre point, with the 297 other postcodes in the NN12 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Sponne School 1.2 kmGP 6.8 kmTowcester NN12 6AP
  • NN12 6AP
  • Other postcodes in NN12 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.1257, longitude -0.9808)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NN12 6AP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NN12 6AP?

Every home and business at NN12 6AP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NN12 6AP 100% West Northamptonshire 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NN12 6AP 100% West Northamptonshire 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at NN12 6AP?

BinDayBuddy has not read West Northamptonshire Council's days for NN12 6AP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for NN12 6AP on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NN12 6AP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NN12 6AP.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across West Northamptonshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NN12 6AP: 6,229 properties in West Northamptonshire are at high risk (2.7% of all its properties). All the figures for West Northamptonshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of NN12 6AP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NN12 6AP?

Homes in NN12 6 sold for a typical £324,927 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 216 sales, down 4.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£324,927 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£339,950 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £465,496 71 sales
  • Semi-detached £310,000 62 sales
  • Terraced £290,000 56 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £172,000 27 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole NN12 district: a typical £350,000 from 422 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in NN12 6AP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NN12 6AP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NN12 6AP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 850 homes in the neighbourhood around NN12 6AP. Over half of them (64%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (31%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NN12 6AP

Band D in West Northamptonshire for 2026‑27: £2,487. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,658 (band A) to £3,039 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,934.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (7%)£1,658
Band Babout 540 (64%)£1,934
Band Cabout 170 (20%)£2,210
Band Dabout 50 (6%)£2,487
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£3,039
Band Fwithheld£3,592
Band Gfewer than 5£4,144
Band Hfewer than 5£4,973

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 31% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 15% 2020 or later

Averages for West Northamptonshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NN12 6AP is in (ONS area E01027302), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NN12 6AP?

The nearest open schools to NN12 6AP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NN12 6AP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to NN12 6AP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NN12 6AP is Northampton Rail Station, 13.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Northampton Rail Station Railway station 13.4 kmDrive
  • Wolverton Rail Station Railway station 13.8 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Jenkinson Road, 143 m away.

More stations near NN12 6AP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near NN12 6AP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NN12 6AP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NN12 6AP?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NN12 6AP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 1.2 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NN12 6AP?

The nearest to the centre of NN12 6AP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NN12 6AP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near NN12 6AP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NN12 6AP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NN12 6AP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NN12 6AP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NN12 6AP?

The nearest vets to the centre of NN12 6AP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NN12 6AP in a conservation area?

The centre of NN12 6AP is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NN12 6AP?

Police.uk records 59 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NN12 6AP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences31 reports
Anti-social behaviour13 reports
Public order5 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Other theft3 reports
Vehicle crime1 report

Also: shoplifting 1, bicycle theft 1, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for NN12 6AP

Ward
Towcester
Parish
Towcester
Region
East Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Towcester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 1993

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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