Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
1,891 people live in this village in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
Safety is where it shines (B+): 14.8 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 10.1 home and vehicle crimes. Work and incomes are strong: households earn a mean £53,625 a year, and 1.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The weak point is schools: primary results beat 18% of towns in England; secondary results beat 5% of towns in England. A median £325,000 buys a home here, 6.3 times what households in the North Northamptonshire council area earn in a year. It is hard to get around without a car (D): 8% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Stanwick is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
The 3 things Stanwick 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 Stanwick is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Stanwick is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists them inside Stanwick’s built-up area.
20% 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 Stanwick.
There is one school here; it is shown below. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: just over a quarter of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 38.2. 54% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanwick Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 209 | B+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.4 jobs in Stanwick for each resident in work. The car took nearly nine in ten commuters, above Northamptonshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Home was the main workplace for 38% of workers at the census. Of the commuters living locally, 6% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
10% live in social housing, below Northamptonshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £992 a month across the North Northamptonshire council area. Also worth knowing: the median sale, £325,000, comes from 77 standard sales inside Stanwick’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £400,000 | 43 |
| Semi-detached | £281,000 | 21 |
| Terraced | £222,500 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
50 crimes and 19 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Stanwick’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 13 reports per 1,000, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 44% of recorded crime.
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.
There is no GP practice in Stanwick: the nearest is 1 miles off. Men in Stanwick can expect to live to 78.4, women to 83.4 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Stanwick is Kettering General Hospital, 8.9 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Stanwick | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 20% of the housing. Per 10,000 residents, Stanwick counts 48 listed buildings, between Northamptonshire’s towns (84) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Children under 15 make up 15%, below Northamptonshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.5%. The median resident of Stanwick is 51.3 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stanwick | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanwick | 1,891 | — | — | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Raunds | 10,231 | 1.2 | C− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Higham Ferrers | 8,825 | 2 | C+ | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Irthlingborough | 9,308 | 2.3 | C− | B− | C+ | C− |
| Ringstead | 1,369 | 2.4 | — | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Rushden | 31,689 | 3.5 | C− | B− | C− | C |
| Woodford | 1,472 | 3.5 | — | B− | B− | C+ |
| Finedon | 4,554 | 3.8 | D | C+ | C | C+ |
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.
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by North Northamptonshire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About the middle for its size: 50% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades B+.
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Stanwick is a built-up area of 1,891 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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