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1,514 people live in this village in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
Collingtree and Milton Malsor’s strongest subject is jobs & income (A) — households earn a mean £71,534 a year, and 2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Where it falls short is walkability: on the way to work, 6% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. A median £390,000 buys a home here, 7 times what households in the West Northamptonshire council area earn in a year. Safety is weaker too (C−) — police record 39.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 15 home and vehicle crimes. Only 7% of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people have more crime per resident.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Collingtree and Milton Malsor has its subject grades alone.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Collingtree and Milton Malsor is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Collingtree and Milton Malsor does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Collingtree and Milton Malsor’s built-up area.
13% 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 Collingtree and Milton Malsor.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
32% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Working mainly from home: 44% of workers, above Northamptonshire’s towns (26%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. There are 0.7 jobs in Collingtree and Milton Malsor for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Secondary results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 50.2, with 52% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. The town has one school, shown below. Two thirds of pupils at the 19 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Parochial Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 38 | C− |
There were 22.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Northamptonshire’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Police recorded 192 crimes inside Collingtree and Milton Malsor’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 52 reports of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 38% 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.
14% of residents have a disability, below both Northamptonshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.6% of the town. Collingtree and Milton Malsor has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Collingtree and Milton Malsor | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures 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.
Collingtree and Milton Malsor counts 45 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 2 Grade II*. Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, below Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (16%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Private renters make up 9% of households, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). 8% of households rent from a council or housing body. Also worth knowing: half of the 207 standard sales inside Collingtree and Milton Malsor’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £390,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £495,995 | 120 |
| Semi-detached | £360,000 | 51 |
| Terraced | £289,995 | 25 |
| Flat or maisonette | £199,495 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
15% are under 15, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Ages in Collingtree and Milton Malsor split evenly at 48: half are older, half younger. Over-65s are 21% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Collingtree and Milton Malsor | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 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 Collingtree and Milton Malsor. Best known first.
CastleNorthampton Castle3.9 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCentral Museum3.9 km outside town, to the north
Museum78 Derngate: The Charles Rennie Mackintosh House3.9 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe Canal Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumNorthamptonshire Ironstone Railway2.3 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumMuseum of Leathercraft4.1 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Collingtree and Milton Malsor is a built-up area of 1,514 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingtree and Milton Malsor | 1,514 | — | — | C | C− | A− |
| Blisworth | 1,603 | 1.6 | — | C+ | B+ | B |
| Roade | 3,571 | 2.8 | A | B− | B+ | B |
| Kislingbury | 1,323 | 3.5 | — | C | B | B |
| Bugbrooke | 3,040 | 3.7 | B+ | B− | A− | B |
| Northampton | 243,527 | 3.9 | C+ | B+ | D | C− |
| Harpole | 1,349 | 4.2 | — | C | A | B |
| Pattishall and Astcote | 1,081 | 4.4 | — | B | A− | A |
Blisworth, Kislingbury, Harpole and Pattishall and Astcote have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 12.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Primary schools stand out: Key Stage 2 results beat 79% of towns in England. Secondary results beat 75%. One state school is inside the town; places are handled by West Northamptonshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £390,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £199,495, terraced houses £289,995, semi-detached houses £360,000 and detached houses £495,995.
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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