Potterspury’s story
26 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Potterspury’s built-up area.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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PotterspuryNorthamptonshire
The village, home to 1,637 people, lies in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Judith Millidge · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,637
Census 2021 · West Northamptonshire council
Median home
£325K
58 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.2
24% are 65+ · Northamptonshire 17%
Degree level
32%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Potterspury a good place to live?
Potterspury’s schools beat most: primary results beat 96% of towns in England. Getting around depends on the car (D): 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. A median £325,000 buys a home here, 5.8 times what households in the West Northamptonshire council area earn in a year. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B for hazard risk.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency. Potterspury has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How Potterspury grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Potterspury is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SchoolsPrimary results beat 96% of towns in EnglandA+Open →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →HealthAbove the middle of the towns comparedB+Open →Jobs & incomeMean household income £63,504; 1.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsB+Open →Hazard risk0.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaBOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnC+Open →Safety23 violent and sexual offences and 8.1 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026B−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryMore history than most townsB+Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 1.4 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsCOpen →Civic life1.8 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Potterspury stand out
The 3 things Potterspury does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 6.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Primary results, towns in England
Schools
Primary results beat 96%
of towns in England, on Key Stage 2 reading, writing and maths
Department for Education.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Potterspury.
SchoolsA+
On exam results, Potterspury’s schools beat 98% of towns in England
A+School Grade
John Hellins Primary School’s results beat nearly every one of schools in England like it. There is one school here; it is shown below. 75% of pupils at the 4 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hellins Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 202 | A+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Only 12% of Potterspury’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Northamptonshire’s towns or England’s towns
8%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Potterspury, 6% work in the town itself. The car took nearly nine in ten commuters, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). In addition, 40% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot5%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
Train1%
12%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
40%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£64K
mean household income, before tax
1.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 14% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Listed buildings in Potterspury: 26
26listed buildingsB+History Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Potterspury has 159 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Homes built before 1919 account for 19% of the housing.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II26
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
19%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
159
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Potterspury than in Northamptonshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.3% of residents
84%good or very good healthB+Health Grade
Seeing a GP means leaving Potterspury: the nearest practice is 2.5 miles away. Life expectancy here is 86 for women and 82.2 for men (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Potterspury is Milton Keynes Hospital, 7.7 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Potterspury | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
82.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
HousingCost of living grade C+
Most households in Potterspury own their home: 72%, more than in Northamptonshire’s towns or across England’s towns
£325Kmedian sale
The private rented sector houses 13% of households. Private rents average £1,084 a month across the West Northamptonshire council area. The £325,000 median rests on 58 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Potterspury£325K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £500,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £300,000 | 34 |
| Terraced | £290,000 | 9 |
72%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,084
average private rent a month, West Northamptonshire council area
£2,498
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
Per resident, Potterspury sees less crime than 53% of UK towns
23violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Police recorded 70 crimes inside Potterspury’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 17 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 56% of the crimes. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Potterspury has more crime per resident than just over two thirds of them.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 32% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual39
Damage & arson7
Public order5
Burglary5
Other crime5
Other theft4
Drugs3
Vehicle crime1
Anti-social17
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.
23
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
70
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.
Who lives here
Children make up only 16% of Potterspury, fewer than in Northamptonshire’s towns and England’s towns
47.2median age
The median resident of Potterspury is 47.2 years old. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town, higher than both Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town.
PotterspuryNorthamptonshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level32%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Potterspury | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Potterspury
13pages on Potterspury
The big questions
SafetyB−23 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC+Median home £325K · rent £1,084 a monthHousing20 sold in 12 months · busiest street Mays WaySchoolsA+1 state schoolHealthB+Life expectancy 82.2 (men), 86 (women)Work & commuteB+56% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
About Potterspury
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Potterspury is a built-up area of 1,637 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
- 1,637 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63003767
Potterspury’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Yardley GobionOld StratfordDeanshangerCastlethorpeHanslopeHartwellTowcesterPotterspury
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potterspury | 1,637 | — | — | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Yardley Gobion | 1,283 | 0.9 | — | C | A+ | B |
| Old Stratford | 2,427 | 1.8 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Deanshanger | 4,128 | 2 | B | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Castlethorpe | 1,112 | 2.6 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Hanslope | 2,161 | 3.5 | — | C+ | C | A− |
| Hartwell | 1,493 | 5 | — | B− | C+ | B− |
| Towcester | 11,333 | 5.2 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
Yardley Gobion, Old Stratford, Castlethorpe, Hanslope and Hartwell have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Potterspury
Are schools in Potterspury good?
Primary results beat 96% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by West Northamptonshire council.
How many listed buildings are there in Potterspury?
That is 6.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Potterspury safe?
Against all UK towns, it grades B−.
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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