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409 residents make their home in this village in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Culworth is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 52 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. The median home sold for £500,000.
The 3 things Culworth does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Culworth’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
33% 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 Culworth.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.7%. The car took 91% of commuters, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). A household here earns £62K a year before tax, on average. Of the commuters living in Culworth, 3% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The one school in town appears below. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 49% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 109 pupils attend Culworth’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culworth Church of England Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 109 | D |
Private renters make up 14% of households. 12% live in social housing, below Northamptonshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. That is the middle of 17 standard sales inside Culworth’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £627,500 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £377,500 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police figures for Culworth’s built-up area: 12 crimes and 2 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence came to 12.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below Northamptonshire’s towns (18.1) and England’s towns (22) alike. Of all the crimes, 33% 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.
The nearest A&E to Culworth is Horton General Hospital, 7.1 miles away. 11% of residents have a disability, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: 89% of the town’s residents. Seeing a GP means leaving Culworth: the nearest practice is 4.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Culworth | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 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.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. Homes from before 1919 make up a third of the total. Of Culworth’s land, 35% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Northamptonshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 9.5% of residents. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, above Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 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.
| Culworth | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 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 Culworth. Best known first.
Historic houseSulgrave Manor1.6 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic house · National TrustCanons Ashby House4.6 km outside town, to the northeastGardenGarden · National TrustGreen Court4.6 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culworth | 409 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodford Halse | 4,288 | 3.7 | B− | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Middleton Cheney | 4,127 | 4.1 | A | C | A | B+ |
| Byfield | 1,303 | 4.4 | — | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Brackley | 16,180 | 6.1 | B+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Banbury | 52,041 | 6.9 | C+ | B | D | C |
| Kings Sutton | 2,306 | 7 | — | C | A− | A− |
| Bodicote | 4,752 | 7.5 | A− | C+ | B+ | A |
Byfield and Kings Sutton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 52.2 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
By type: semi-detached houses £377,500 and detached houses £627,500. Private rents in the West Northamptonshire council area averaged £1,084 a month in August 2026.
Band D council tax in Culworth is £2,596 for 2026–27, more than in 85% 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.
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Culworth is a built-up area of 409 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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