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A town in Northamptonshire, East Midlands, home to 2,542 people.
Strong in places, weak in others. Silverstone ranks #9 of 31 in Northamptonshire, with a B+ overall. That leaves it better than 73% of UK towns. Its strongest subject is health: men here can expect to live to 84, women to 85.7. It also does well on jobs & income — mean household income £69,792; 1.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Most journeys need a car: 6% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median home sold for £380,000, 6.8 times what households in the West Northamptonshire council area earn in a year.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Silverstone 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 Silverstone is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 14 buildings inside Silverstone’s built-up area.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Silverstone. Best known first.
Museum · National TrustStowe House3.5 km outside town, to the south
CastleBury Mount4.6 km outside town, to the northeast
Garden · National TrustStowe Park and Garden2.6 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttraction · National TrustFane of Pastoral Poetry2.8 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttraction · National TrustSamson & the Philistine2.8 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Silverstone.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
93% of commuters took the car to work at the census. Working mainly from home: 41% of workers, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (26%) and England’s towns (31%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.5%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 67% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 224 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverstone Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 224 | B |
Seeing a GP means leaving Silverstone: the nearest practice is 2.9 miles away. At the census, 89% of people in Silverstone called their health good or very good, higher than both Northamptonshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects just over a tenth of people here. Also worth knowing: women here live to 85.7 on average and men to 84 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Silverstone | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Social housing holds 13% of households, below both Northamptonshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 73%. No town in Northamptonshire costs more to buy into than Silverstone, at £380,000, the highest of 31.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £550,000 | 63 |
| Semi-detached | £319,000 | 32 |
| Terraced | £280,000 | 23 |
| Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, that is 55 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Silverstone.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 48% of recorded crime. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 107 crimes and 33 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Silverstone’s built-up area. Homes see 10.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
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 median resident of Silverstone is 40.9 years old. 20% are under 15, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up just over one in ten residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Silverstone | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.5% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
14 listed buildings in Silverstone.
Windmill: Photo: Tony Underwood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St Michael: Photo: Andrew Smith · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silverstone | 2,542 | — | B+ | C | C+ | A+ |
| Towcester | 11,333 | 3.1 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Greens Norton | 1,525 | 3.7 | — | C− | A | A |
| Potterspury | 1,637 | 5.5 | — | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Yardley Gobion | 1,283 | 5.7 | — | C | A+ | B |
| Deanshanger | 4,128 | 6.2 | B | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Pattishall and Astcote | 1,081 | 6.3 | — | B | A− | A |
| Brackley | 16,180 | 6.5 | B+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
Greens Norton, Potterspury, Yardley Gobion and Pattishall and Astcote have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Primary results beat 77% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Silverstone has 2 state schools; places are handled by West Northamptonshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £380,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £135,000, terraced houses £280,000, semi-detached houses £319,000 and detached houses £550,000.
About the middle for its size: 60% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
Town in Northamptonshire, England
Silverstone is a built-up area of 2,542 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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