Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Northamptonshire, East Midlands, this town has 10,231 residents.
Raunds’s weakest subject is schools (D−) — primary results beat 10% of towns in England; secondary results beat 5% of towns in England. At C− overall, Raunds is better than 15% of UK towns and ranks #29 of 31 in Northamptonshire. It lags on health as well — life expectancy is 79.5 for men and 82.6 for women. Buying the median home, at £260,000, takes 5.1 years of household income in the North Northamptonshire council area. Natural hazards are few (B).
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 2 things Raunds 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 Raunds is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Raunds’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 3 scheduled monuments.
13% 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 Raunds.
Below are two of its 4 schools, each with why it was picked. 51% of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Some 1,558 pupils attend Raunds’s three primaries and one secondary.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windmill Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 343 | D |
| Manor SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 851 | D |
2 GP practices serve the town; 64% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Raunds is Kettering General Hospital, 9.4 miles away. 18% of residents have a disability, above Northamptonshire’s towns (16%) and close to England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Raunds | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £52K a year before tax, below Northamptonshire’s towns (£58K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike. Driving is how 87% of commuters got to work at the census. 18% of commuters who live in Raunds also work there. Walking, cycling and public transport carried just over one in ten commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Homes saw 10.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (8) and England’s towns (9.4). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 501 offences in Raunds and 235 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 52% of the total.
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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
13% of homes were built before 1919. Raunds’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter Parish Church of St Peter, Grade I. At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
14% rent privately, below both Northamptonshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Social housing holds 12% of households. Private rents average £992 a month across the North Northamptonshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £335,000 | 175 |
| Semi-detached | £242,750 | 184 |
| Terraced | £212,000 | 103 |
| Flat or maisonette | £153,500 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Northamptonshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town. At 42.2, the median resident of Raunds sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Raunds | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
3 notable people were born in Raunds.
Joan Dix: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raunds | 10,231 | — | C− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Stanwick | 1,891 | 1.2 | — | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Ringstead | 1,369 | 1.7 | — | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Higham Ferrers | 8,825 | 3.2 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Woodford | 1,472 | 3.3 | — | B− | B− | C+ |
| Irthlingborough | 9,308 | 3.4 | C− | B− | C+ | C− |
| Thrapston | 7,239 | 3.6 | B− | C+ | B | B |
| Rushden | 31,689 | 4.5 | C− | B− | C− | C |
Stanwick, Ringstead and Woodford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
About the middle for its size: 38% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C+.
Band D council tax in Raunds is £2,542 for 2026–27, more than in 75% 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
Raunds is a built-up area of 10,231 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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