Bozeat’s story
16 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Bozeat’s built-up area.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BozeatNorthamptonshire
This village in Northamptonshire, East Midlands has a population of 2,166.
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Population
2,166
Census 2021 · North Northamptonshire council
Median home
£288K
109 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.2
25% are 65+ · Northamptonshire 17%
Degree level
32%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Bozeat a good place to live?
Bozeat’s strongest is schools (A+) — primary results beat 99% of towns in England. It is a safe place by the numbers: 10 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 4.6 home and vehicle crimes. Getting around depends on the car: 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Buying the median home, at £287,500, takes 5.6 years of household income in the North Northamptonshire council area.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS. Bozeat has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bozeat stand out
The 3 things Bozeat does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St Mary; 3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Primary results, towns in England
Schools
Primary results beat 99%
of towns in England, on Key Stage 2 reading, writing and maths
Department for Education.
How Bozeat grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bozeat is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SchoolsPrimary results beat 99% of towns in EnglandA+Open →SafetyAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesDOpen →Jobs & income2.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsCOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB+Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC+Open →HealthLife expectancy 80 for men, 85.1 for womenB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryAhead of most towns comparedB+Open →Outdoors13% live within 400 m of a park; 1.3 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD−Open →Civic life2.8 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bozeat.
SchoolsA+
Results at Bozeat’s schools are among the best in England
Below is its only school. At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, four in five pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Bozeat Community Primary School’s results beat 79% of schools in England like it.
A+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeat Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 133 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Safety
Crime per resident in Bozeat is lower than in 94% of UK towns
Police figures for Bozeat’s built-up area: 43 crimes and 13 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Bozeat records less crime per resident than 88% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Violence and sexual offences were 40% of the crimes.
10violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearASafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 88% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual17
Damage & arson11
Other theft5
Public order3
Burglary3
Vehicle crime2
Bicycle theft1
Other crime1
Anti-social13
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.
10
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
43
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Only 8% of Bozeat’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in both Northamptonshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over nine in ten commuters drove to work at the census. Household income came to £50K a year before tax, below Northamptonshire’s towns (£58K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. Bozeat counts 0.2 jobs per working resident.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot5%
Bus1%
Train1%
8%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£50K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 8% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Bozeat has 16 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (16%). Bozeat’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. Relative to its size, Bozeat keeps 74 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
16listed buildingsB+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II15
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Mary Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
24%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
74
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C+
Bozeat is a town of owners: 77% of households own their home, above Northamptonshire’s towns and England’s towns
8% live in social housing, below Northamptonshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Behind the median of £287,500: 109 standard sales inside Bozeat’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £992 a month across the North Northamptonshire council area.
£288Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bozeat£288K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £350,000 | 37 |
| Semi-detached | £281,000 | 44 |
| Terraced | £264,000 | 22 |
| Flat or maisonette | £158,997 | 6 |
77%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£992
average private rent a month, North Northamptonshire council area
£2,399
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Disability is more common in Bozeat than in Northamptonshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 19% of residents
Bozeat has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.2 miles away. Self-reported good health: 81% of the town’s residents. The nearest A&E to Bozeat is Northampton General Hospital, 9 miles away.
81%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Bozeat | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
80
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Bozeat: 25% are 65 or over, above Northamptonshire’s towns and England’s towns
Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Line up the people of Bozeat by age and the one in the middle is 50.2. Degrees are held by 32% of adults, higher than Northamptonshire’s towns (29%) yet lower than England’s towns (34%).
50.2median age
BozeatNorthamptonshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications18%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bozeat | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Lavendon Castle and 2 more in and around Bozeat
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bozeat. Best known first.
CastleLavendon Castle4.3 km outside town, to the south
CastleCastle Ashby House3.8 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumWollaston Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Lavendon Castle: Nigel Stickells, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Ashby House: R Neil Marshman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bozeat
14pages on Bozeat
The big questions
SafetyA10 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC+Median home £288K · rent £992 a monthHousing32 sold in 12 months · busiest street London RoadSchoolsA+1 state schoolHealthB−Life expectancy 80 (men), 85.1 (women)Work & commuteC51% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB+0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Bozeat’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WollastonHarroldLavendonGreat DoddingtonIrchesterWymingtonEarls BartonBozeat
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeat | 2,166 | — | — | C+ | A | B− |
| Wollaston | 3,564 | 2.3 | C+ | C | B | B− |
| Harrold | 1,668 | 3.1 | — | B− | B+ | A− |
| Lavendon | 1,469 | 3.4 | — | C | B+ | A− |
| Great Doddington | 1,147 | 4 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Irchester | 4,543 | 4.2 | C+ | B− | B | C+ |
| Wymington | 1,000 | 4.5 | — | B+ | D− | A− |
| Earls Barton | 6,067 | 4.5 | A− | C | B+ | B |
Harrold, Lavendon, Great Doddington and Wymington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bozeat
Are schools in Bozeat good?
Primary results beat 99% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by North Northamptonshire council.
How many listed buildings are there in Bozeat?
That is 3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary.
About Bozeat
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Bozeat is a built-up area of 2,166 people, in the North 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
- Population
- 2,166 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003419
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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