Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
403 people call this village in Northamptonshire, East Midlands home.
Ashton is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 5% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Homes change hands at a median £720,000. Its listed buildings number 5, with 0 at Grade I.
The 3 things Ashton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Ashton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ashton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 93% of commuters got to work at the census; what’s more, just over two in five workers worked mainly from home, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (26%) and England’s towns (31%). Income per household averages £64K a year, before tax. Of the commuters living in Ashton, 3% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
70% of pupils at the 4 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. The town’s primary school has 35 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 35 | C− |
Council and housing-body homes hold 8% of households. 7% rent privately, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £1,084 a month across the West Northamptonshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £735,000 | 16 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 16 recorded crimes inside Ashton’s built-up area, and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. There were 4.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Northamptonshire’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Also worth knowing: of all the crimes, 56% were violence and sexual offences.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
86% of Ashton’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Northamptonshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. At the census, 3% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 3.3 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Ashton | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Ashton keeps 124 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. The national list protects one ancient monument in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
16% are under 15, below both Northamptonshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). The age that splits Ashton in two is 47.9.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ashton | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton | 403 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roade | 3,571 | 1.2 | A | B− | B+ | B |
| Hartwell | 1,493 | 1.5 | — | B− | C+ | B− |
| Hanslope | 2,161 | 3 | — | C+ | C | A− |
| Blisworth | 1,603 | 3.1 | — | C+ | B+ | B |
| Yardley Gobion | 1,283 | 3.3 | — | C | A+ | B |
| Collingtree and Milton Malsor | 1,514 | 4 | — | C | C− | A− |
| Castlethorpe | 1,112 | 4 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
Hartwell, Hanslope, Blisworth, Yardley Gobion, Collingtree and Milton Malsor and Castlethorpe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.1 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 23% of Ashton’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Band D council tax in Ashton is £2,510 for 2026–27, more than in 67% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Ashton is a built-up area of 403 people, in the West Northamptonshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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