Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 4,554 residents in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
The data are hard on it. Pupils here do less well than most (D): primary results beat 18% of towns in England; secondary results beat 11% of towns in England. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A). Homes sell for a median £285,000, about 5.6 years of what households in the North Northamptonshire council area earn. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, better than 12% of UK towns.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
The 3 things Finedon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Finedon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 47 buildings inside Finedon’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
18% 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 Finedon.
Some 577 pupils attend Finedon’s three primaries. One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 39.8, and 31% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 201 | C− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 10% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (27%). About 5% of its commuters stay in Finedon for work. For every resident in work, Finedon has 0.3 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 2 Grade II*. Finedon’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. Relative to its size, Finedon keeps 103 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above Northamptonshire’s towns (82) and England’s towns (39) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Per 1,000 residents, 28.2 violent crimes are recorded each year. Finedon logged 214 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 117 complaints of anti-social conduct. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 22.7 reports per 1,000, higher than both Northamptonshire’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 60% of recorded crime.
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.
357 standard sales inside Finedon’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £285,000. Private rents average £992 a month across the North Northamptonshire council area. 65% of households own their home, near Northamptonshire’s towns (64%) and higher than England’s towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £400,000 | 109 |
| Semi-detached | £275,000 | 168 |
| Terraced | £215,000 | 65 |
| Flat or maisonette | £128,500 | 15 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
6.1% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (4.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). A disability affects 20% of people in Finedon. Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Finedon is Kettering General Hospital, 5.9 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 83% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Finedon | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.1% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Children are 15% of the town. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, above Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents. Typical age in Finedon: 46.8, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Finedon | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
47 listed buildings in Finedon, 1 of them Grade I.
Town Hall: Photo: Ian Rob · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Bell Inn Public House: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pytchley Row: Photo: Ian Rob · CC BY-SA 2.0 · John Drage Chapel of Rest and Attached Walls: Photo: John Lucas · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finedon | 4,554 | — | D | C+ | C | C+ |
| Irthlingborough | 9,308 | 1.7 | C− | B− | C+ | C− |
| Burton Latimer | 10,440 | 2.1 | C+ | B− | B− | C+ |
| Higham Ferrers | 8,825 | 3.1 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Wellingborough | 54,421 | 3.1 | C− | B | D | C− |
| Stanwick | 1,891 | 3.8 | — | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Irchester | 4,543 | 3.9 | C+ | B− | B | C+ |
| Rushden | 31,689 | 4.1 | C− | B− | C− | C |
Stanwick has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Finedon has 3 state schools; places are handled by North Northamptonshire council.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 67% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less. Burglary was rare, with 6 reports in the year.
Town in Northamptonshire, England
Finedon is a built-up area of 4,554 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
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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