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Population 4,953: a town in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
At B− overall, Moulton is better than nearly half of UK towns and ranks #13 of 31 in Northamptonshire. Its lowest grade is for safety: 41.7 violent and sexual offences and 15.6 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Only just over a tenth of UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people have more crime per resident. Cost of living is weaker too — the median home sold for £319,000, 5.7 years of area income. Jobs and pay hold up well: the mean household earns £65,067 a year. Health is a strength too: life expectancy 81.1 for men, 83.9 for women. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools and B for hazard risk.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 2 things Moulton 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 Moulton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 40 buildings inside Moulton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
7% 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 Moulton.
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 440 offences in Moulton and 117 cases of nuisance behaviour. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Moulton has more crime per resident than 89% of them. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 19 reports per 1,000, higher than both Northamptonshire’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences were 57% of the crimes.
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.
Of its 3 schools, two are shown below, each with the reason. Just over three in five pupils at the 22 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Secondary results at the 6 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 48.2, with 49% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moulton Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 597 | C+ |
| Moulton School and Science CollegeLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,450 | C |
3.7% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Northamptonshire’s towns (4.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Moulton has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.1 miles away. The nearest A&E to Moulton is Northampton General Hospital, 3.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Moulton | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
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.
Private renters make up one in ten households, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). The social rented sector houses just over one in ten households. Behind the median of £319,000: 283 standard sales inside Moulton’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £457,500 | 112 |
| Semi-detached | £290,000 | 121 |
| Terraced | £255,000 | 43 |
| Flat or maisonette | £120,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Among 16 to 64s, 3.2% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. The car took 86% of commuters, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). 31% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
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.
Moulton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Grade I. 7% of homes date from before 1919. Per 10,000 residents, Moulton counts 81 listed buildings.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, above Northamptonshire’s towns (29%) and close to England’s towns (34%). The middle age in Moulton is 38.9. The under-15s are 19% of the population here.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Moulton | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 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 Moulton. Best known first.
CathedralNorthampton Cathedral4.5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumSywell Aviation Museum2.7 km outside town, to the east
MuseumAbington Park Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southHeritage railwayHeritage railwayNorthampton and Lamport Railway3.2 km outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkBerserk600 m outside town, to the southTheme parkTheme parkBoost Trampoline Parks4.5 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
40 listed buildings in Moulton, 1 of them Grade I.
Methodist Chapel: Photo: Les Hull · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Artichoke Public House: Photo: Ian Rob · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Parade House: Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Carey Cottage: Photo: Ian Rob · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulton | 4,953 | — | B− | C+ | D | B+ |
| Sywell and Overstone | 1,636 | 2.2 | — | D | A− | B+ |
| Northampton | 243,527 | 3.2 | C+ | B+ | D | C− |
| Brixworth | 5,769 | 3.4 | A+ | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Cogenhoe | 1,475 | 4.4 | — | C+ | A | A |
| Earls Barton | 6,067 | 4.6 | A− | C | B+ | B |
| Spratton | 1,288 | 4.8 | — | B− | A | B+ |
| Great Doddington | 1,147 | 6 | — | C | A | B+ |
Sywell and Overstone, Cogenhoe, Spratton and Great Doddington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter and St Paul.
Band D council tax in Moulton is £2,633 for 2026–27, more than in 91% 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.
Town in Northamptonshire, England
Moulton is a built-up area of 4,953 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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