City Profile • Local Authority

West Northamptonshire

West Northamptonshire is a local authority district comprising 14 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £323k. Crime levels sit at a moderate 83 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

429,013
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

14 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the West Northamptonshire authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English75.1%
White: Other White9.5%
African3.4%
Indian2.3%
Bangladeshi1.1%
White and Black Caribbean1.1%

Age Profile

30-34 years7.2%
50-54 years7.1%
35-39 years7.0%
55-59 years6.8%
45-49 years6.8%
40-44 years6.7%

Top Occupations

Professional17.5%
Elementary occupations14.3%
Managers and directors13.2%
Associate professional12.5%
Skilled trades10.2%
Administrative and secretarial9.6%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Mortgage33.7%
Owned: Outright31.1%
Private rented: Landlord17.1%
Social rented: Other7.4%
Social rented: Council7.0%
Private rented: Other2.0%

Area DNA

health5/10
safety5/10
transit4/10
investment7/10