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Find your town in Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire has 31 towns of 2,500 or more and 114 villages and smaller places. Towns are graded against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more.

31graded towns

7grade A− or better

114villages and smaller places

Northamptonlargest · 243,527

How Northamptonshire compares: its report card →

#1 in NorthamptonshireBrixworthA⁺

#2 in NorthamptonshireLong BuckbyA

#3 in NorthamptonshireRoadeA

#4 in NorthamptonshireMiddleton CheneyA

Northamptonshire at a glance

What Northamptonshire is like

The typical Northamptonshire town grades highest on hazard risk and jobs & income against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and lowest on walkability. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.

The typical town, subject by subjectThe median Northamptonshire town against UK towns · the line marks the typical UK town

How Northamptonshire’s towns grade overall31 graded towns

A7B8C15D1

7 of 31 (23%) grade A− or better, against 25% of UK towns.

Every town ranked by scoreThe full Northamptonshire list, with what drives each grade Compare two townsSide by side, subject by subject

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31 towns · ordered by Northamptonshire rank

A⁺

Brixworth

Town · 5,769 people · #101 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺SchoolsAJobs & incomeLowestC⁺Walkability

Long Buckby

Town · 3,821 people · #269 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASchoolsA⁻HealthLowestC⁺Safety

Roade

Town · 3,571 people · #276 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASchoolsAHazard riskLowestDWalkability

Middleton Cheney

Town · 4,127 people · #290 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASafetyAHazard riskLowestCCost of living

A⁻

Oundle

Town · 6,252 people · #358 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityAHealthLowestDCost of living

A⁻

Towcester

Town · 11,333 people · #413 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASchoolsB⁺Hazard riskLowestC⁺Cost of living

A⁻

Earls Barton

Town · 6,067 people · #499 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestASchoolsB⁺Jobs & incomeLowestCWalkability

B⁺

Brackley

Town · 16,180 people · #543 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeA⁻SafetyLowestCSchools

B⁺

Silverstone

Town · 2,542 people · #571 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁺HealthAJobs & incomeLowestD⁻Walkability

B⁺

Bugbrooke

Town · 3,040 people · #620 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻SafetyB⁺Hazard riskLowestCWalkability

Deanshanger

Town · 4,128 people · #792 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻SafetyB⁺HealthLowestC⁻Walkability

B⁻

Thrapston

Town · 7,239 people · #1,061 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻Jobs & incomeBHealthLowestDSchools

B⁻

Moulton

Town · 4,953 people · #1,073 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺Jobs & incomeB⁺HealthLowestDSafety

B⁻

Woodford Halse

Town · 4,288 people · #1,090 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺SafetyB⁺HealthLowestDSchools

B⁻

Weldon

Town · 3,042 people · #1,123 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺SafetyB⁺Jobs & incomeLowestDWalkability

C⁺

Desborough

Town · 11,899 people · #1,178 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskB⁻Jobs & incomeLowestC⁺Health

C⁺

Northampton

City · 243,527 people · #1,182 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityB⁺Cost of livingLowestDSafety

C⁺

Burton Latimer

Town · 10,440 people · #1,190 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskB⁻SafetyLowestCSchools

C⁺

Higham Ferrers

Town · 8,825 people · #1,207 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskB⁺Jobs & incomeLowestCSchools

C⁺

Irchester

Town · 4,543 people · #1,231 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBSafetyB⁻Cost of livingLowestDWalkability

C⁺

Wollaston

Town · 3,564 people · #1,267 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBSafetyBHazard riskLowestCSchools

Kettering

Large town · 63,149 people · #1,421 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestA⁻WalkabilityBHazard riskLowestDSafety

Weedon Bec

Town · 2,856 people · #1,576 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁻HealthB⁻Cost of livingLowestDSchools

C⁻

Rothwell

Town · 8,623 people · #1,611 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskB⁻Cost of livingLowestC⁻Safety

C⁻

Wellingborough

Large town · 54,421 people · #1,640 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestB⁺WalkabilityBHazard riskLowestDSafety

C⁻

Daventry

Large town · 27,783 people · #1,648 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskB⁺WalkabilityLowestDSchools

C⁻

Rushden

Large town · 31,689 people · #1,754 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBHazard riskB⁻Cost of livingLowestC⁻Schools

C⁻

Corby

Large town · 68,164 people · #1,784 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBWalkabilityBCost of livingLowestDHealth

C⁻

Raunds

Town · 10,231 people · #1,810 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBHazard riskC⁺Cost of livingLowestD⁻Schools

C⁻

Irthlingborough

Town · 9,308 people · #1,814 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestBHazard riskB⁻Cost of livingLowestDSchools

Finedon

Town · 4,554 people · #1,879 of 2,138 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskC⁺HealthLowestDSchools

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Northamptonshire lists

Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

All Northamptonshire rankings →

Best places to live31 towns · #1 Brixworth Best small towns20 towns · #1 Brixworth Most affordable towns31 towns · #1 Northampton Safest towns31 towns · #1 Middleton Cheney Towns with the best schools31 towns · #1 Brixworth Healthiest towns31 towns · #1 Silverstone Best towns for jobs & income31 towns · #1 Brackley Most walkable towns31 towns · #1 Oundle Towns with the lowest flood risk31 towns · #1 Brixworth and 8 more Best towns for the outdoors31 towns · #1 Irthlingborough Most historic towns31 towns · #1 Oundle Towns with the most civic life31 towns · #1 Long Buckby Towns with the highest household incomes31 towns · #1 SilverstoneDescribed, no letters Towns with the lowest council tax31 towns · #1 DesboroughDescribed, no letters Towns with the mildest winters31 towns · #1 Higham Ferrers and IrthlingboroughDescribed, no letters Towns with the warmest summers31 towns · #1 Higham Ferrers and IrthlingboroughDescribed, no letters Towns with the coolest summers31 towns · #1 Desborough and RothwellDescribed, no letters Towns with the fewest frosts31 towns · #1 NorthamptonDescribed, no letters Driest towns31 towns · #1 OundleDescribed, no letters Wettest towns31 towns · #1 Middleton CheneyDescribed, no letters

Villages and small towns

114 smaller places in Northamptonshire

Places of 1,000 to 2,500 people have subject grades on their pages, but no overall grade or rank. The search at the top finds these too.

76 places under 1,000 people

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Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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