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West Northamptonshire, in numbers

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West Northamptonshire council area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Population over time

1996 to 2025

West Northamptonshire council area · people

Reviewed figures: 1996 to 2025. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

Shown on this chart: 331,981 people in 1996; 444,218 people in 2025. 33.8% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

The population rose from 331,981 to 444,218 between 1996 and 2025.

2024 to 2025: 2,941 more people (0.7% higher).

This counts the whole council area. Growth alone does not establish overcrowding or a shortfall in services.

Data table and workings

All ages, both sexes, usual residents. Source series rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses; latest revisions replace older estimates.

These estimates cover the whole authority, including any surrounding towns and countryside.

Historical boundaries/revisions follow the source series; null years are not zero.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Population over time — West Northamptonshire council area: full reviewed history
Periodpeople
1996331,981
1997336,689
1998340,110
1999342,215
2000343,409
2001345,893
2002349,123
2003351,689
2004353,110
2005357,438
2006362,435
2007365,907
2008368,454
2009371,268
2010373,456
2011376,008
2012380,827
2013385,699
2014391,024
2015397,939
2016405,019
2017411,732
2018417,242
2019422,168
2020422,559
2021426,707
2022430,756
2023438,462
2024441,277
2025444,218
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Average monthly private rent over time

January 2015 to August 2026

West Northamptonshire council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 2015 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £668 a month in January 2015; £1,084 a month in August 2026. 62.3% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average monthly rent rose from £668 to £1,084 between January 2015 and August 2026.

August 2025 to August 2026: £35 more a month (3.3% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

The whole authority area, not just the named city settlement.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Average existing and new private rents; not a quote for a home currently advertised.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average monthly private rent over time — West Northamptonshire council area: full reviewed history
Period£ per month
January 2015668
February 2015670
March 2015672
April 2015673
May 2015675
June 2015677
July 2015678
August 2015682
September 2015683
October 2015686
November 2015687
December 2015689
January 2016692
February 2016696
March 2016699
April 2016702
May 2016706
June 2016709
July 2016714
August 2016716
September 2016720
October 2016723
November 2016727
December 2016734
January 2017739
February 2017743
March 2017745
April 2017747
May 2017749
June 2017752
July 2017754
August 2017757
September 2017758
October 2017759
November 2017760
December 2017762
January 2018765
February 2018768
March 2018770
April 2018772
May 2018776
June 2018778
July 2018782
August 2018784
September 2018788
October 2018791
November 2018794
December 2018795
January 2019795
February 2019796
March 2019797
April 2019798
May 2019798
June 2019798
July 2019799
August 2019800
September 2019801
October 2019802
November 2019805
December 2019807
January 2020809
February 2020809
March 2020809
April 2020809
May 2020809
June 2020809
July 2020811
August 2020812
September 2020814
October 2020814
November 2020815
December 2020818
January 2021819
February 2021821
March 2021822
April 2021824
May 2021828
June 2021832
July 2021835
August 2021836
September 2021838
October 2021840
November 2021842
December 2021845
January 2022849
February 2022854
March 2022859
April 2022864
May 2022866
June 2022866
July 2022867
August 2022869
September 2022873
October 2022877
November 2022881
December 2022885
January 2023889
February 2023892
March 2023895
April 2023898
May 2023904
June 2023910
July 2023917
August 2023922
September 2023925
October 2023929
November 2023933
December 2023938
January 2024941
February 2024944
March 2024946
April 2024949
May 2024952
June 2024966
July 2024981
August 2024995
September 20241,000
October 20241,005
November 20241,011
December 20241,015
January 20251,017
February 20251,021
March 20251,028
April 20251,035
May 20251,039
June 20251,041
July 20251,045
August 20251,049
September 20251,053
October 20251,057
November 20251,061
December 20251,064
January 20261,066
February 20261,067
March 20261,070
April 20261,071
May 20261,072
June 20261,075
July 20261,078
August 20261,084
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Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

West Northamptonshire council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

Shown on this chart: £52,276 in August 1996; £291,929 in July 2026. 458.4% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £51,000 to £292,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £3,000 more per home (1.2% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — West Northamptonshire council area: full reviewed history
Period£
January 199550,588
February 199551,677
March 199551,818
April 199552,208
May 199551,748
June 199551,131
July 199551,236
August 199551,304
September 199551,537
October 199551,242
November 199550,455
December 199550,125
January 199650,149
February 199650,907
March 199651,068
April 199651,536
May 199651,811
June 199652,448
July 199652,238
August 199652,276
September 199652,720
October 199653,404
November 199654,250
December 199655,060
January 199755,842
February 199756,434
March 199756,682
April 199757,046
May 199757,493
June 199758,041
July 199758,948
August 199760,172
September 199761,365
October 199761,649
November 199761,630
December 199761,393
January 199862,261
February 199862,700
March 199863,755
April 199864,658
May 199865,755
June 199866,696
July 199867,135
August 199867,827
September 199868,266
October 199868,291
November 199867,883
December 199867,478
January 199966,977
February 199967,652
March 199968,270
April 199969,844
May 199970,294
June 199970,611
July 199971,904
August 199973,051
September 199974,586
October 199975,404
November 199976,788
December 199977,832
January 200077,697
February 200078,743
March 200079,467
April 200081,444
May 200082,302
June 200084,370
July 200085,544
August 200086,681
September 200088,318
October 200088,592
November 200089,180
December 200088,130
January 200189,238
February 200189,309
March 200190,111
April 200190,335
May 200192,206
June 200194,013
July 200196,453
August 200197,403
September 200198,200
October 200198,627
November 200199,345
December 200199,474
January 200299,165
February 2002100,014
March 2002101,786
April 2002103,900
May 2002105,099
June 2002107,200
July 2002109,388
August 2002113,383
September 2002116,565
October 2002119,492
November 2002121,281
December 2002123,019
January 2003125,737
February 2003127,789
March 2003130,123
April 2003132,728
May 2003134,864
June 2003135,091
July 2003134,534
August 2003136,082
September 2003138,986
October 2003141,343
November 2003141,045
December 2003140,605
January 2004141,293
February 2004142,847
March 2004143,541
April 2004146,030
May 2004148,907
June 2004151,730
July 2004153,514
August 2004155,250
September 2004158,488
October 2004159,462
November 2004161,931
December 2004162,195
January 2005162,942
February 2005161,125
March 2005160,708
April 2005160,330
May 2005160,922
June 2005161,560
July 2005162,615
August 2005163,457
September 2005164,111
October 2005163,946
November 2005164,223
December 2005164,944
January 2006163,794
February 2006163,368
March 2006162,647
April 2006165,413
May 2006167,236
June 2006169,647
July 2006171,861
August 2006172,363
September 2006173,553
October 2006174,809
November 2006175,757
December 2006175,769
January 2007175,423
February 2007177,821
March 2007179,250
April 2007180,154
May 2007180,465
June 2007182,598
July 2007183,706
August 2007185,707
September 2007186,793
October 2007187,100
November 2007187,756
December 2007187,961
January 2008187,710
February 2008185,578
March 2008181,552
April 2008178,821
May 2008177,365
June 2008177,937
July 2008177,847
August 2008174,546
September 2008167,208
October 2008163,294
November 2008158,280
December 2008158,875
January 2009155,566
February 2009150,825
March 2009147,347
April 2009143,311
May 2009147,044
June 2009147,598
July 2009152,271
August 2009153,794
September 2009156,665
October 2009158,867
November 2009160,920
December 2009161,741
January 2010161,782
February 2010162,528
March 2010164,107
April 2010164,268
May 2010164,993
June 2010164,381
July 2010166,274
August 2010167,551
September 2010168,118
October 2010165,581
November 2010162,665
December 2010161,321
January 2011160,492
February 2011159,193
March 2011158,501
April 2011159,717
May 2011160,573
June 2011162,196
July 2011163,890
August 2011165,185
September 2011165,122
October 2011163,283
November 2011162,944
December 2011162,683
January 2012162,311
February 2012162,236
March 2012161,510
April 2012163,158
May 2012163,956
June 2012165,648
July 2012166,244
August 2012164,902
September 2012164,904
October 2012164,826
November 2012167,455
December 2012166,515
January 2013166,830
February 2013166,919
March 2013168,938
April 2013168,098
May 2013167,345
June 2013167,402
July 2013168,522
August 2013169,672
September 2013170,519
October 2013173,306
November 2013173,817
December 2013174,053
January 2014174,482
February 2014176,157
March 2014177,879
April 2014179,254
May 2014181,439
June 2014183,803
July 2014185,449
August 2014187,685
September 2014190,539
October 2014190,773
November 2014190,100
December 2014188,127
January 2015188,207
February 2015189,029
March 2015191,081
April 2015192,991
May 2015194,884
June 2015195,965
July 2015198,399
August 2015201,416
September 2015202,836
October 2015203,982
November 2015204,401
December 2015205,843
January 2016206,792
February 2016207,247
March 2016208,918
April 2016210,354
May 2016212,784
June 2016214,820
July 2016217,704
August 2016218,878
September 2016220,618
October 2016220,953
November 2016222,446
December 2016222,870
January 2017225,221
February 2017226,025
March 2017226,625
April 2017226,058
May 2017227,443
June 2017228,959
July 2017231,512
August 2017233,449
September 2017235,851
October 2017236,627
November 2017236,097
December 2017236,327
January 2018236,051
February 2018237,617
March 2018239,338
April 2018240,738
May 2018242,452
June 2018241,503
July 2018242,796
August 2018242,333
September 2018245,714
October 2018243,364
November 2018242,350
December 2018239,604
January 2019240,504
February 2019241,217
March 2019240,269
April 2019239,684
May 2019238,499
June 2019238,134
July 2019238,652
August 2019238,370
September 2019238,919
October 2019238,209
November 2019240,231
December 2019239,640
January 2020239,547
February 2020237,321
March 2020238,230
April 2020241,327
May 2020241,700
June 2020241,741
July 2020239,620
August 2020241,535
September 2020243,428
October 2020245,336
November 2020248,587
December 2020250,580
January 2021253,055
February 2021252,413
March 2021252,852
April 2021251,197
May 2021251,190
June 2021253,271
July 2021255,919
August 2021258,237
September 2021260,492
October 2021262,445
November 2021265,251
December 2021265,359
January 2022269,365
February 2022272,048
March 2022275,444
April 2022277,066
May 2022279,619
June 2022281,668
July 2022282,827
August 2022285,253
September 2022286,930
October 2022290,632
November 2022290,802
December 2022290,999
January 2023289,828
February 2023289,769
March 2023285,673
April 2023284,183
May 2023279,497
June 2023280,304
July 2023279,702
August 2023283,111
September 2023284,057
October 2023282,111
November 2023280,506
December 2023277,620
January 2024277,551
February 2024274,379
March 2024275,734
April 2024274,687
May 2024278,087
June 2024279,342
July 2024282,625
August 2024281,514
September 2024282,136
October 2024282,359
November 2024284,466
December 2024285,647
January 2025285,362
February 2025287,342
March 2025288,881
April 2025288,986
May 2025287,415
June 2025285,695
July 2025288,576
August 2025289,251
September 2025290,784
October 2025289,965
November 2025291,682
December 2025291,778
January 2026292,593
February 2026292,385
March 2026292,114
April 2026291,770
May 2026292,274
June 2026291,415
July 2026291,929
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People aged 65 or over

17.1%

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

72,676 out of 425,727.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.1%

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

17,560 out of 425,725.

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People counted in the census

425,725

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

425,725 out of 425,725.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.8%

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

109,086 out of 343,500.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.2%

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

83,158 out of 172,641.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15%

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

25,869 out of 172,641.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

34.1%

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

117,122 out of 343,503.

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Average home price

£292,000

July 2026 · West Northamptonshire council area

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Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £291,929.

Homes in the local authority area

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Residents aged 16+ in work

62.9%

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

215,996 out of 343,503.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3%

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

10,425 out of 343,503.

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Mapped crimes in the last 12 published months

31,410

2025-09 to 2026-08 · West Northamptonshire council area

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Official Police.uk 2026-08 full archive, street-crime CSVs only. Every force-month file read once; each source row retained without deduplicating persistent crime hashes. Approximate locations assigned to the same official generalised ward polygons as the API pipeline. Transport police, unlocated and outside-boundary records excluded; anti-social behaviour kept separate. Exact category counts checked against all retained API ward-months before accepting this adapter.

Published mapped crimes excluding anti-social behaviour

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Average monthly rent

£1,084

August 2026 · West Northamptonshire council area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.4%

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

59,804 out of 343,500.

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People living in the area

444,218

Mid-2025 · West Northamptonshire council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Homes rented privately

19%

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

33,000 out of 172,639.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

20.1%

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

68,969 out of 343,503.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

24,811 out of 172,639.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3%

21 March 2021 · West Northamptonshire council area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

10,385 out of 343,503.

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