West Northamptonshire, in numbers

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Homes rented privately

9.4% to 50.8%

Homes rented privately ranged from 9.4% in Campion to 50.8% in Castle — a gap of 41.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Campion	9.4%	373	3,987
Hackleton & Roade	9.8%	477	4,889
Braunston & Crick	10%	468	4,698
Moulton	10.1%	475	4,699
Parklands	10.6%	231	2,170
Brixworth	11.1%	260	2,336
Deanshanger & Paulerspury	11.9%	579	4,851
Rural South Northamptonshire	12.4%	759	6,109
Weston Favell & Abington Vale	12.9%	567	4,388
Woodford & Weedon	13%	649	4,994
Rural North East	13.1%	270	2,067
Kingsthorpe North	13.4%	916	6,842
Naseby	13.4%	324	2,414
Long Buckby	13.6%	551	4,060
Duston	13.8%	990	7,154
Towcester	14%	825	5,905
Middleton Cheney	14.1%	660	4,691
Brackley	14.1%	944	6,698
Headlands	14.7%	1,104	7,507
Daventry North East	15.5%	234	1,507
Cogenhoe & The Houghtons	16.2%	351	2,170
Upton	16.7%	699	4,178
Nene Valley	17.2%	1,029	5,987
Billing	18%	792	4,404
Hunsbury	18.7%	1,196	6,381
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm	19.2%	785	4,098
Daventry South	19.7%	1,551	7,886
Daventry North West	20.1%	474	2,356
Talavera	23.3%	1,110	4,772
Kingsthorpe South	23.5%	1,061	4,508
Dallington Spencer	23.6%	1,860	7,874
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill	28.5%	1,835	6,444
Kingsley & Semilong	36.4%	2,011	5,521
Abington & Phippsville	39.4%	2,040	5,172
Castle	50.8%	4,552	8,952

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.4% to 5.9%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.4% in Daventry North East to 5.9% in Daventry South — a gap of 3.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Daventry North East	2.4%	91	3,859
Nene Valley	2.6%	440	16,779
Upton	2.9%	326	11,188
Rural South Northamptonshire	3%	439	14,528
Hunsbury	3.2%	507	15,987
Naseby	3.2%	190	5,971
Brackley	3.2%	519	16,177
Rural North East	3.2%	164	5,077
Moulton	3.4%	389	11,533
Brixworth	3.4%	195	5,764
Daventry North West	3.7%	203	5,544
Weston Favell & Abington Vale	3.7%	414	11,255
Abington & Phippsville	3.7%	468	12,676
Cogenhoe & The Houghtons	3.8%	183	4,866
Hackleton & Roade	3.8%	438	11,606
Towcester	3.8%	524	13,880
Deanshanger & Paulerspury	3.8%	450	11,844
Campion	4%	379	9,523
Middleton Cheney	4%	457	11,477
Long Buckby	4.1%	389	9,454
Kingsthorpe North	4.2%	663	15,835
Duston	4.3%	711	16,679
Woodford & Weedon	4.4%	504	11,575
Braunston & Crick	4.4%	543	12,448
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill	4.4%	758	17,160
Kingsley & Semilong	4.5%	601	13,210
Castle	4.6%	935	20,464
Billing	4.7%	535	11,314
Kingsthorpe South	4.8%	560	11,772
Headlands	4.8%	909	18,792
Talavera	4.9%	643	13,167
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm	5.5%	616	11,205
Dallington Spencer	5.6%	1,091	19,486
Parklands	5.7%	281	4,949
Daventry South	5.9%	1,099	18,732

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People aged 65 or over

7.3% to 27.2%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 7.3% in Castle to 27.2% in Parklands — a gap of 19.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Castle	7.3%	1,493	20,452
Upton	7.4%	825	11,176
Daventry North East	9.4%	360	3,847
Kingsthorpe South	10%	1,181	11,776
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill	10.1%	1,730	17,170
Nene Valley	10.5%	1,767	16,761
Talavera	10.6%	1,394	13,159
Abington & Phippsville	11.4%	1,443	12,702
Kingsley & Semilong	11.8%	1,561	13,219
Dallington Spencer	11.9%	2,322	19,473
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm	12%	1,343	11,206
Daventry North West	13.4%	741	5,541
Billing	15.8%	1,788	11,293
Brackley	16.2%	2,619	16,205
Hunsbury	16.9%	2,700	15,981
Brixworth	17.9%	1,030	5,768
Towcester	18.4%	2,552	13,880
Daventry South	18.7%	3,510	18,749
Headlands	19%	3,571	18,792
Moulton	20.1%	2,323	11,545
Deanshanger & Paulerspury	20.3%	2,408	11,856
Weston Favell & Abington Vale	21.7%	2,441	11,258
Woodford & Weedon	21.7%	2,515	11,569
Braunston & Crick	22.1%	2,756	12,467
Hackleton & Roade	22.3%	2,586	11,608
Duston	22.4%	3,726	16,654
Middleton Cheney	22.9%	2,625	11,471
Long Buckby	23.3%	2,202	9,442
Naseby	23.4%	1,405	5,993
Rural North East	23.8%	1,212	5,083
Rural South Northamptonshire	24.4%	3,547	14,546
Campion	24.6%	2,338	9,515
Kingsthorpe North	25%	3,957	15,834
Cogenhoe & The Houghtons	26.6%	1,290	4,856
Parklands	27.2%	1,344	4,946

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.6% to 26.3%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 10.6% in Upton to 26.3% in Dallington Spencer — a gap of 15.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Upton	10.6%	855	8,079
Nene Valley	10.8%	1,368	12,619
Daventry North East	10.9%	327	3,012
Brixworth	11.8%	546	4,624
Rural South Northamptonshire	12.2%	1,489	12,233
Long Buckby	12.3%	959	7,806
Rural North East	12.4%	518	4,171
Naseby	12.6%	629	4,985
Towcester	12.8%	1,451	11,325
Deanshanger & Paulerspury	13.5%	1,295	9,620
Brackley	13.7%	1,781	13,032
Moulton	13.7%	1,284	9,359
Daventry North West	13.8%	628	4,560
Hunsbury	13.9%	1,805	12,953
Braunston & Crick	13.9%	1,472	10,557
Hackleton & Roade	14.5%	1,377	9,521
Campion	14.7%	1,145	7,802
Woodford & Weedon	15%	1,442	9,611
Cogenhoe & The Houghtons	15.2%	624	4,095
Middleton Cheney	16.2%	1,557	9,596
Weston Favell & Abington Vale	17.7%	1,643	9,278
Abington & Phippsville	18.4%	1,943	10,547
Duston	19.2%	2,621	13,658
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill	19.9%	2,712	13,660
Kingsthorpe North	20.3%	2,673	13,198
Billing	20.8%	1,864	8,949
Kingsthorpe South	20.9%	1,939	9,293
Parklands	20.9%	873	4,169
Castle	21.1%	3,587	17,030
Headlands	21.8%	3,264	14,968
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm	22.4%	1,890	8,423
Daventry South	22.8%	3,448	15,090
Kingsley & Semilong	23.3%	2,511	10,760
Talavera	23.4%	2,318	9,894
Dallington Spencer	26.3%	3,977	15,106

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

22.6% to 42.9%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 22.6% in Daventry South to 42.9% in Rural North East — a gap of 20.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Daventry South	22.6%	3,412	15,090
Talavera	23.5%	2,327	9,894
Dallington Spencer	24.1%	3,636	15,106
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm	24.9%	2,101	8,423
Parklands	25.7%	1,070	4,169
Kingsthorpe North	25.9%	3,420	13,198
Kingsthorpe South	26.5%	2,464	9,293
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill	26.7%	3,648	13,660
Duston	27.4%	3,744	13,658
Headlands	27.5%	4,119	14,968
Billing	27.6%	2,467	8,949
Kingsley & Semilong	27.9%	2,998	10,760
Daventry North West	30.4%	1,386	4,560
Castle	32.3%	5,498	17,030
Brackley	33.3%	4,340	13,032
Campion	33.7%	2,626	7,802
Woodford & Weedon	33.7%	3,242	9,611
Hunsbury	34%	4,408	12,953
Hackleton & Roade	34.2%	3,259	9,521
Deanshanger & Paulerspury	34.4%	3,314	9,620
Middleton Cheney	34.6%	3,318	9,596
Abington & Phippsville	35.3%	3,724	10,547
Cogenhoe & The Houghtons	35.4%	1,449	4,095
Towcester	35.6%	4,032	11,325
Moulton	35.7%	3,337	9,359
Brixworth	35.9%	1,660	4,624
Weston Favell & Abington Vale	35.9%	3,335	9,278
Daventry North East	36.2%	1,091	3,012
Braunston & Crick	36.3%	3,835	10,557
Long Buckby	38.5%	3,007	7,806
Nene Valley	39%	4,926	12,619
Upton	39.4%	3,187	8,079
Rural South Northamptonshire	40%	4,898	12,233
Naseby	40.5%	2,017	4,985
Rural North East	42.9%	1,790	4,171

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.7% to 25.3%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 7.7% in Daventry North East to 25.3% in Dallington Spencer — a gap of 17.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Daventry North East	7.7%	116	1,514
Nene Valley	8.7%	518	5,976
Rural North East	8.7%	179	2,062
Naseby	8.8%	213	2,420
Rural South Northamptonshire	9.4%	571	6,102
Brackley	10.2%	684	6,696
Brixworth	10.4%	243	2,331
Campion	10.5%	417	3,974
Moulton	10.5%	493	4,690
Hunsbury	10.5%	674	6,390
Long Buckby	10.7%	432	4,050
Braunston & Crick	11%	517	4,705
Cogenhoe & The Houghtons	11.1%	241	2,165
Middleton Cheney	11.2%	528	4,704
Towcester	11.3%	665	5,896
Upton	11.5%	478	4,153
Deanshanger & Paulerspury	12.2%	589	4,842
Hackleton & Roade	12.3%	601	4,878
Weston Favell & Abington Vale	12.5%	548	4,397
Daventry North West	12.7%	300	2,354
Woodford & Weedon	12.9%	646	4,993
Abington & Phippsville	13.3%	688	5,172
Duston	14.5%	1,036	7,152
Kingsthorpe North	15.3%	1,047	6,837
Parklands	15.4%	334	2,175
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill	18.6%	1,198	6,438
Headlands	19%	1,428	7,509
Billing	19.2%	848	4,413
Kingsley & Semilong	19.3%	1,064	5,526
Castle	20.9%	1,875	8,951
Kingsthorpe South	21.2%	955	4,501
Daventry South	21.7%	1,710	7,895
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm	22.7%	931	4,110
Talavera	23.1%	1,104	4,779
Dallington Spencer	25.3%	1,995	7,879

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4.4% to 30.8%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 4.4% in Hunsbury to 30.8% in Dallington Spencer — a gap of 26.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 35 of 35 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Hunsbury	4.4%	282	6,381
Abington & Phippsville	6%	310	5,172
Parklands	6.3%	137	2,170
Duston	6.4%	458	7,154
Weston Favell & Abington Vale	6.8%	299	4,388
Nene Valley	7.2%	433	5,987
Moulton	7.6%	358	4,699
Daventry North East	7.7%	116	1,507
Naseby	8%	194	2,414
Kingsthorpe North	8.3%	565	6,842
Rural South Northamptonshire	9.1%	557	6,109
Brackley	9.1%	611	6,698
Brixworth	9.5%	222	2,336
Deanshanger & Paulerspury	9.7%	470	4,851
Cogenhoe & The Houghtons	10%	216	2,170
Rural North East	10.4%	214	2,067
Long Buckby	10.9%	443	4,060
Braunston & Crick	11.3%	531	4,698
Hackleton & Roade	11.3%	554	4,889
Campion	11.9%	474	3,987
Middleton Cheney	12.1%	568	4,691
Towcester	12.2%	719	5,905
Woodford & Weedon	13%	651	4,994
Daventry North West	13.1%	308	2,356
Kingsley & Semilong	16.7%	921	5,521
Upton	17.4%	729	4,178
Billing	17.8%	786	4,404
Headlands	18.4%	1,382	7,507
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill	20.2%	1,301	6,444
Castle	23.8%	2,128	8,952
Daventry South	24.3%	1,919	7,886
Kingsthorpe South	24.8%	1,119	4,508
Talavera	26.2%	1,249	4,772
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm	28.4%	1,163	4,098
Dallington Spencer	30.8%	2,426	7,874

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