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3,040 people live in this town in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
Good on most counts; one lags. Its best grade is for safety — 16.3 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 4.1 home and vehicle crimes. The catch is walkability: 11% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Buying the median home, at £305,000, takes 5.4 years of household income in the West Northamptonshire council area. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall, better than 71% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #10 of 31 in Northamptonshire. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools, B for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The 3 things Bugbrooke does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bugbrooke is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 31 buildings inside Bugbrooke’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
10% 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 Bugbrooke.
81 crimes and 33 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Bugbrooke’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 64% 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.
Both of its schools are shown below. At the 6 primary schools within 3 km, just over three in five pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 44.8, and 46% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugbrooke Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 192 | C− |
| Campion SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,309 | B− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
87% of commuters drove to work at the census. For every resident in work, Bugbrooke has 0.5 jobs. Households had £58K a year before tax, near Northamptonshire’s towns (£58K) and higher than England’s towns (£55K).
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest A&E to Bugbrooke is Northampton General Hospital, 5.5 miles away. 3.9% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (4.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Disability touches 15% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Bugbrooke | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including 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.
Bugbrooke has 102 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (82) and England’s towns (39). 10% of homes date from before 1919. Grade II* covers 2 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Just over three quarters of households are owner-occupiers. The social rented sector houses 14% of households. From September 2023 to August 2026, 91 homes sold inside Bugbrooke’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £305,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £425,000 | 37 |
| Semi-detached | £287,000 | 40 |
| Terraced | £268,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, below Northamptonshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Half the people of Bugbrooke are older than 43.4. 19% of residents are children under 15.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bugbrooke | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugbrooke | 3,040 | — | B+ | B− | A− | B |
| Nether Heyford | 1,504 | 1.5 | — | C | A | B |
| Kislingbury | 1,323 | 1.6 | — | C | B | B |
| Harpole | 1,349 | 2.2 | — | C | A | B |
| Pattishall and Astcote | 1,081 | 2.2 | — | B | A− | A |
| Flore | 1,452 | 2.9 | — | C | B | B |
| Weedon Bec | 2,856 | 3.5 | C | B− | C+ | B− |
| Collingtree and Milton Malsor | 1,514 | 3.7 | — | C | C− | A− |
Nether Heyford, Kislingbury, Harpole, Pattishall and Astcote, Flore and Collingtree and Milton Malsor have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Band D council tax in Bugbrooke is £2,528 for 2026–27, more than in 71% 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.
Town in Northamptonshire, England
Bugbrooke is a built-up area of 3,040 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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