Grendon’s story
23 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Grendon’s built-up area.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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GrendonNorthamptonshire
Home to 551 people, this village lies in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
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Population
551
Census 2021 · North Northamptonshire council
Median home
£470K
21 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.9
24% are 65+ · Northamptonshire 17%
Degree level
44%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Grendon a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Grendon is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 10% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 23 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. The median home sold for £470,000.
What makes Grendon stand out
The 3 things Grendon does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of St Mary; 17.1 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.7 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grendon.
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Grendon: just 7% travel under 5 km, below Northamptonshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried 90% of commuters at the census. 45% of workers worked mainly from home, higher than both Northamptonshire’s towns (26%) and England’s towns (31%). Household income averages £50K a year before tax. About 1% of its commuters stay in Grendon for work.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot5%
Train4%
Bicycle1%
7%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
45%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£50K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
The schools around Grendon
Its one school is below. Grendon Church of England Primary School’s results beat 98% of schools in England like it. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, nearly two thirds of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grendon Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 114 | A+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Grendon is a town of owners: 76% of households own their home, above Northamptonshire’s towns and England’s towns
Private renters make up 17% of households, below both Northamptonshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). The social rented sector houses 7% of households.
£470Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Grendon£470K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £499,995 | 13 |
76%
of households own their home · England 61%
17%
rent privately · England 21%
£992
average private rent a month, North Northamptonshire council area
£2,418
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
Grendon records less burglary and damage per resident than Northamptonshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 5.4 per 1,000 a year
The violent crime rate is 13.9 per 1,000 residents a year. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 11 recorded crimes inside Grendon’s built-up area, and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 91% of the crimes.
13.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social2
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.
13.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
11
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
85% of people in Grendon say their health is good or very good, more than in Northamptonshire’s towns and across England’s towns
14% of residents have a disability, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%). Seeing a GP means leaving Grendon: the nearest practice is 2.8 miles away.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Grendon | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
80
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
More buildings in Grendon are listed than in Northamptonshire’s towns or England’s towns: 417 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up a third of the total. Grade II* covers 2 of them. Of Grendon’s land, 13% lies in conservation areas, above Northamptonshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
23listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II21
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Mary Grade II*
- Grendon Hall Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
33%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
417
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Grendon, fewer than in Northamptonshire’s towns and across England’s towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.7% of the town, below Northamptonshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. 24% of residents are 65 or over. The middle age in Grendon is 50.9. Degrees are held by 44% of adults.
50.9median age
GrendonNorthamptonshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level44%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Grendon | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Grendon
13pages on Grendon
The big questions
Safety13.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £470K · rent £992 a monthHousing12 sold in 12 months · busiest street Church WaySchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 80 (men), 85.1 (women)Work & commute56% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards4.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Grendon’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BozeatWollastonEarls BartonGreat DoddingtonCogenhoeIrchesterWellingboroughGrendon
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grendon | 551 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bozeat | 2,166 | 2 | — | C+ | A | B− |
| Wollaston | 3,564 | 2.3 | C+ | C | B | B− |
| Earls Barton | 6,067 | 2.7 | A− | C | B+ | B |
| Great Doddington | 1,147 | 2.7 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Cogenhoe | 1,475 | 3.2 | — | C+ | A | A |
| Irchester | 4,543 | 4.3 | C+ | B− | B | C+ |
| Wellingborough | 54,421 | 4.7 | C− | B | D | C− |
Bozeat, Great Doddington and Cogenhoe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Grendon
How many listed buildings are there in Grendon?
That is 17.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Grendon expensive to live in?
Private rents in the North Northamptonshire council area averaged £992 a month in August 2026.
About Grendon
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Grendon is a built-up area of 551 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
- Population
- 551 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003392
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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