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A village in Northamptonshire, East Midlands, home to 1,045 people.
Health is a strength: men here can expect to live to 82.6, women to 86. It is a safe place by the numbers: 8.3 violent and sexual offences and 9.6 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): on the way to work, 6% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Cost of living is weaker too — homes sell for a median £380,500, about 7.4 times local household income.
Figures: life expectancy, ONS · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Warmington is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
The 3 things Warmington 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 Warmington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Warmington is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Warmington’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
34% 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 Warmington.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Income per household averages £64K a year, before tax. The car took 93% of commuters, higher than both Northamptonshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). Among 16 to 64s, 0.9% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. About 2% of its commuters stay in Warmington for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
68% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warmington SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 85 | C− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 34%. Warmington’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Grade I. It counts 29 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Asked at the census, 85% of residents of Warmington said they were in good or very good health. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3 miles away. Disability touches 14% of the town’s population. The nearest A&E to Warmington is Peterborough City Hospital, 7.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Warmington | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Police recorded 28 crimes inside Warmington’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 19 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 21% of the crimes.
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.
9% live in social housing, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private tenants account for 13% of households. 52 standard sales inside Warmington’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £380,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £480,000 | 38 |
| Semi-detached | £260,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £255,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The age that splits Warmington in two is 50.7. Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.6% of residents, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Among adults, 43% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Warmington | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Warmington. Best known first.
CastleFotheringhay Castle1.7 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseElton Hall1.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumOundle Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warmington | 1,045 | — | — | D | A | A |
| Oundle | 6,252 | 3 | A− | D | B+ | A |
| Stilton | 2,365 | 5.2 | — | A | A− | A− |
| Castor and Ailsworth | 1,461 | 5.4 | — | C− | B | A− |
| King's Cliffe | 1,581 | 5.9 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
| Yaxley | 9,403 | 6.6 | B+ | A+ | B− | B− |
| Wittering | 2,678 | 7 | A+ | A− | B | A− |
| Sawtry | 5,870 | 7.2 | A− | A | B− | B+ |
Stilton, Castor and Ailsworth and King's Cliffe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 11.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary the Virgin. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
It has less crime than most places its size: less crime per resident than 77% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
Primary results beat 81% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by North Northamptonshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £380,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £255,000, semi-detached houses £260,000 and detached houses £480,000.
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Warmington is a built-up area of 1,045 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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