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With 776 residents, it is a village in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Syresham has no grades; its figures are still real. 5% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 13, with 0 at Grade I. Homes change hands at a median £420,000.
The 3 things Syresham does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Syresham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
30% 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 Syresham.
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.
92% of commuters drove, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for 38% of workers at the census. Of the commuters living in Syresham, 4% work in the town itself. Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.3% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There is one school here; it is shown below. At the one primary school within 3 km, 50% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 122 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syresham St James CofE Primary School and NurseryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 122 | C− |
13% of households are private tenants. Social housing holds 11% of households, below Northamptonshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,084 a month across the West Northamptonshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £695,000 | 10 |
| Semi-detached | £346,500 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 7 recorded crimes inside Syresham’s built-up area, and 3 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime ran at 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below Northamptonshire’s towns (18.1) and England’s towns (22) alike. Violence and sexual offences made up 86% 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.
86% of Syresham’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Northamptonshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Disability touches 13% of the town’s population. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 3.2 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Syresham | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Syresham has 168 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (82) and England’s towns (39). Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Degrees are held by 40% of adults. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents. The median resident of Syresham is 48.9 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Syresham | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syresham | 776 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silverstone | 2,542 | 2.9 | B+ | C | C+ | A+ |
| Brackley | 16,180 | 3.6 | B+ | C+ | A− | B+ |
| Greens Norton | 1,525 | 5.7 | — | C− | A | A |
| Towcester | 11,333 | 5.7 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Buckingham | 14,296 | 6.6 | A | B | C+ | A |
| Croughton | 1,200 | 7.1 | — | C− | A+ | A− |
| Middleton Cheney | 4,127 | 7.9 | A | C | A | B+ |
Greens Norton and Croughton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6.9 times the typical UK town for its size. 30% of Syresham’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: semi-detached houses £346,500 and detached houses £695,000.
Band D council tax in Syresham is £2,504 for 2026–27, more than in 66% 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.
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Syresham is a built-up area of 776 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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