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10,440 residents make their home in this town in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
Burton Latimer’s weakest is schools (C): primary results beat just over one in ten towns in England; secondary results beat 58% of towns in England. The town’s overall grade, C+, puts it better than 44% of UK towns. That places it #18 of 31 in Northamptonshire. It also trails on walkability — 11% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At a median £255,000, a home costs 5 times the yearly income of households in the North Northamptonshire council area. Floods and other hazards weigh less here (A). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Burton Latimer is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Burton Latimer does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 34 buildings inside Burton Latimer’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →34 listed buildings in Burton Latimer, 2 of them Grade I.
Jacobean House: Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · War Memorial: Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Burton Latimer.
Between them, two primaries teach 725 pupils in Burton Latimer. Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. 52% of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowside Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 435 | C |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £51K a year before tax, below Northamptonshire’s towns (£58K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike. For 28% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Work in town: 14% of resident commuters. In 2026, 2.6% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
One GP practice serves the town; 65% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Burton Latimer is Kettering General Hospital, 3.8 miles away. At the census, 4.3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, near Northamptonshire’s towns (4.5%) and lower than England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Burton Latimer | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Each year, 25 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. There were 16.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), higher than both Northamptonshire’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (7.8). Also worth knowing: a year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 426 offences in Burton Latimer and 233 cases of nuisance behaviour. Burglary and damage add up to 6.9 per 1,000 residents each year.
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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (16%). Burton Latimer’s listed buildings include Burton Latimer Hall and Wall Attached to South, Grade I. It has 33 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Private rents average £992 a month across the North Northamptonshire council area. Behind the median of £255,000: 385 standard sales inside Burton Latimer’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Council and housing-body homes hold 14% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 124 |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 157 |
| Terraced | £200,000 | 99 |
| Flat or maisonette | £136,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (34%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. Residents of Burton Latimer have a median age of 38.4.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Burton Latimer | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Burton Latimer. Best known first.
Theme parkWicksteed Park1.3 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumManor House Museum3.3 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionWicksteed Park Main Entrance1.7 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in Northamptonshire, England
Burton Latimer is a built-up area of 10,440 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Latimer | 10,440 | — | C+ | B− | B− | C+ |
| Finedon | 4,554 | 2.1 | D | C+ | C | C+ |
| Kettering | 63,149 | 2.9 | C | B− | D | C− |
| Irthlingborough | 9,308 | 3.7 | C− | B− | C+ | C− |
| Wellingborough | 54,421 | 4.2 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Broughton | 1,982 | 4.2 | — | B− | B− | B |
| Woodford | 1,472 | 4.3 | — | B− | B− | C+ |
| Higham Ferrers | 8,825 | 5.1 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B− |
Broughton and Woodford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Police recorded 426 crimes inside Burton Latimer’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 56% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Burton Latimer has 2 state schools; places are handled by North Northamptonshire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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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