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The village has 1,365 residents and lies in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
Crime is low (A−): police record 16.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 6.1 home and vehicle crimes. The weak point is walkability (D−) — 5% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Homes sell for a median £350,000, about 6.8 years of what households in the North Northamptonshire council area earn. It lags on schools as well: primary results beat 13% of towns in England; secondary results beat 21% of towns in England.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Cottingham and Middleton 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 Cottingham and Middleton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Cottingham and Middleton has its subject grades alone.
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The 3 things Cottingham and Middleton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Cottingham and Middleton’s built-up area.
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 Cottingham and Middleton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% 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 26% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. About 2% of its commuters stay in Cottingham and Middleton for work. Jobs per working resident: 0.3.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There is one school here; it is shown below. At the 6 primary schools within 3 km, 52% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 146 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottingham Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 146 | B− |
28% of residents are 65 or over, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9% of the town. Cottingham and Middleton has a median age of 53.6. Graduates make up 36% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Cottingham and Middleton | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Nearly a quarter of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (16%). Cottingham and Middleton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Grade I. For its size, Cottingham and Middleton has 190 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Grade II* covers 1 of them, Grade I 1.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
10% of households rent privately. Social housing holds 6% of households, below Northamptonshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £992 a month across the North Northamptonshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £425,000 | 25 |
| Semi-detached | £270,000 | 15 |
| Terraced | £350,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Cottingham and Middleton logged 25 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 20 complaints of anti-social conduct. Of all the crimes, 72% were violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 10 reports per 1,000, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
Women here live to 81.5 on average and men to 79.5 (2019–23). 85% of Cottingham and Middleton’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Cottingham and Middleton | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
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.
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Cottingham and Middleton is a built-up area of 1,365 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottingham and Middleton | 1,365 | — | — | C− | A− | C+ |
| Corby | 68,164 | 2.6 | C− | B | C− | D |
| Gretton | 1,519 | 4.4 | — | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Desborough | 11,899 | 4.8 | C+ | B− | C+ | C+ |
| Weldon | 3,042 | 5.3 | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Geddington | 1,525 | 5.5 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Rothwell | 8,623 | 5.9 | C− | B− | C− | C+ |
| Uppingham | 4,272 | 6.1 | A+ | A | C+ | A |
Gretton and Geddington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 7.8 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary Magdalene.
GCSE results trail 79% of towns in England, and primary results trail 87% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by North Northamptonshire council.
Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
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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