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Some 948 people live in this village, in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Walgrave has none; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 6% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. Homes sell for a median £435,500.
The 3 things Walgrave does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Walgrave’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
24% 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 Walgrave.
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.
Jobs per working resident: 0.7. The car took 92% of commuters, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%), and 41% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Of the commuters living in Walgrave, 3% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the one primary school within 3 km: nearly four in five pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Walgrave Primary School’s results beat nine in ten schools in England like it. The one school in town appears below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walgrave Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 149 | A |
Home ownership stands at 72% of households. Private rents average £1,084 a month across the West Northamptonshire council area. Social housing holds 16% of households, above Northamptonshire’s towns (15%) but below England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £635,000 | 17 |
| Semi-detached | £345,500 | 6 |
| Terraced | £292,500 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
46% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Police recorded 24 crimes inside Walgrave’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 10 reports of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage came to 6.3 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Northamptonshire’s towns (8.1) and England’s towns (9.4).
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 nearest A&E to Walgrave is Kettering General Hospital, 5.5 miles away. Asked at the census, 85% of residents of Walgrave said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 3.5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Northamptonshire’s towns (4.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Walgrave: the nearest practice is 2.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Walgrave | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. Walgrave’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter, Grade I. Scaled to its population, Walgrave has 105 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above Northamptonshire’s towns (82) and England’s towns (39) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Northamptonshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Walgrave has a median age of 47.1.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Walgrave | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walgrave | 948 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mawsley Village | 2,487 | 2.3 | — | C | A | B+ |
| Broughton | 1,982 | 2.8 | — | B− | B− | B |
| Brixworth | 5,769 | 3.4 | A+ | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Sywell and Overstone | 1,636 | 3.5 | — | D | A− | B+ |
| Moulton | 4,953 | 4 | B− | C+ | D | B+ |
| Spratton | 1,288 | 5.4 | — | B− | A | B+ |
| Rothwell | 8,623 | 5.6 | C− | B− | C− | C+ |
Mawsley Village, Broughton, Sywell and Overstone and Spratton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 4.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
By type: terraced houses £292,500, semi-detached houses £345,500 and detached houses £635,000.
Band D council tax in Walgrave is £2,476 for 2026–27, more than in 58% 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
Walgrave is a built-up area of 948 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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