Crick’s story
42 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Historic England lists them inside Crick’s built-up area.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CrickNorthamptonshire
A village in Northamptonshire, East Midlands, home to 2,245 people.
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Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,245
Census 2021 · West Northamptonshire council
Median home
£360K
80 sales in 3 years
Median age
43.1
18% are 65+ · Northamptonshire 17%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Crick a good place to live?
Crick’s standout strength is health (B+) — life expectancy is 82 for men and 85.4 for women. Where it falls short is cost of living — a typical home costs £360,000 and rent runs £1,084 a month. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety, B for jobs & income and B− for walkability. Natural hazards are less of a worry than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency. Crick has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
StrongestAHazard risk
What makes Crick stand out
The 3 things Crick does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St Margaret; 7.7 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Northamptonshire 29%.
How Crick grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Crick is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsB+Open →Cost of livingMedian sale £360,000, 6.4 years of area incomeCOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 69% of towns in England; secondary results beat 58% of towns in EnglandB+Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £54,628; 2.3% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsBOpen →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryMore history than most townsA−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 3.8 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsBOpen →Civic life5.3 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crick.
History
More buildings in Crick are listed than in Northamptonshire’s towns or England’s towns: 187 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Crick counts 42 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Margaret, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 17% of the total, about level with Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and above England’s towns (16%).
42listed buildingsA−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II41
Among them · Grade I
- Church of St Margaret Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
17%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
187
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
SchoolsB+
Exam results at Crick’s schools top 67% of towns in England
Its one school is below. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 49% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 46.
B+School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crick Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 194 | C− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Crick than in Northamptonshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 43% of adults
Children under 15 make up 20%, above Northamptonshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. 8.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Over-65s are 18% of the population.
43.1median age
CrickNorthamptonshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Crick | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Health
Fewer people in Crick live with a disability than in Northamptonshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 13%
3.3% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Northamptonshire’s towns (4.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Self-reported good health: 86% of Crick’s residents. The nearest A&E to Crick is Northampton General Hospital, 13.2 miles away. Men in Crick can expect to live to 82, women to 85.4 (2019–23).
86%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Crick | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
82
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.4
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
HousingCost of living grade C
Private renting is less common in Crick than in Northamptonshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 9%
Just over three quarters of households own their home. Social housing holds just over one in ten households, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). The median sale, £360,000, comes from 80 standard sales inside Crick’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£360Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Crick£360K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £465,000 | 41 |
| Semi-detached | £275,000 | 33 |
| Terraced | £227,500 | 6 |
76%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,084
average private rent a month, West Northamptonshire council area
£2,537
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage hit Crick harder than Northamptonshire’s towns or England’s towns: 15.1 per 1,000 residents a year
Reported offences in Crick came to 95 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 41. Violence came to 13.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below Northamptonshire’s towns (18.4) and England’s towns (22) alike. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Crick has more crime per resident than 62% of them.
13.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 38% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual33
Damage & arson13
Other theft11
Vehicle crime11
Shoplifting9
Burglary8
Public order4
Drugs4
Anti-social41
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.
13.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
15.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
95
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
Long commutes are the norm in Crick: just 20% travel under 5 km, below Northamptonshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 2.2. The car took 85% of commuters, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). What’s more, the census counted 39% of workers working mainly from home. Of the commuters living in Crick, 13% work in the town itself.
13%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot10%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
Train1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
39%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£55K
mean household income, before tax
2.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B−
Walkability: more walkable than 46% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Crick
14pages on Crick
The big questions
SafetyB13.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingCMedian home £360K · rent £1,084 a monthHousing26 sold in 12 months · busiest street Cowley Meadow WaySchoolsB+1 state schoolHealthB+Life expectancy 82 (men), 85.4 (women)Work & commuteB58% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Crick’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
KilsbyWest HaddonLong BuckbyClifton upon DunsmoreOnleyBraunstonRugbyCrick
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crick | 2,245 | — | — | C | B | B+ |
| Kilsby | 1,341 | 2 | — | C | B | B |
| West Haddon | 1,985 | 2.7 | — | C | A | A+ |
| Long Buckby | 3,821 | 4 | A | B− | C+ | A− |
| Clifton upon Dunsmore | 1,216 | 4.3 | — | B | A | B− |
| Onley | 1,667 | 4.9 | — | B− | D | B− |
| Braunston | 1,519 | 5 | — | B− | A− | B+ |
| Rugby | 78,130 | 5.2 | B | B+ | C | C |
Kilsby, West Haddon, Clifton upon Dunsmore, Onley and Braunston have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Crick
How many listed buildings are there in Crick?
That is 7.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Margaret.
Is Crick expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £360,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £227,500, semi-detached houses £275,000 and detached houses £465,000.
About Crick
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Crick is a built-up area of 2,245 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
- Population
- 2,245 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003141
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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