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A town of 3,042 in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
Weldon grades B− overall against UK towns: better than 47% of UK towns, and #15 of 31 in Northamptonshire. Its strongest subject is safety (B+): 17.9 violent and sexual offences and 7.8 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is walkability (D): 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £296,870 in the last three years, 5.8 times what households in the North Northamptonshire council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Weldon 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 Weldon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 51 buildings inside Weldon’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 1 scheduled monument.
6% 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 Weldon.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Weldon is above both Northamptonshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). 33% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 208 | A |
| Weldon Village AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 475 | – |
Women here live to 80 on average and men to 77.8 (2019–23). Weldon has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3 miles away. 14% of residents have a disability, below both Northamptonshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Weldon | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Police recorded 133 crimes inside Weldon’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 58 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 48% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent 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
In the comparison, Weldon comes above both Northamptonshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). 11% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £350,000 | 155 |
| Semi-detached | £270,000 | 96 |
| Terraced | £232,250 | 38 |
| Flat or maisonette | £128,000 | 7 |
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.
For Weldon, that is above both Northamptonshire’s towns (82) and England’s towns (39). Weldon’s listed buildings include Church of St Mary, Grade I. Weldon has 51 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Weldon sits below both Northamptonshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) on this measure. Weldon has a median age of 40.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Weldon | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 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 Weldon. Best known first.
Historic house · English HeritageKirby Hall2.7 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseDeene Park2.9 km outside town, to the northeastTheme parkTheme parkAdrenaline Alley300 m outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCorby Heritage Centre2.1 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
51 listed buildings in Weldon, 1 of them Grade I.
The Manor House: Photo: Eric39022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The George Hotel and Restaurant: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Cottage: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Roundhouse or lock-up: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon | 3,042 | — | B− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Brigstock | 1,436 | 2.9 | — | C− | B− | B |
| Corby | 68,164 | 3.2 | C− | B | C− | D |
| Gretton | 1,519 | 3.3 | — | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Geddington | 1,525 | 4.7 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Cottingham and Middleton | 1,365 | 5.3 | — | C− | A− | C+ |
| Oundle | 6,252 | 6.8 | A− | D | B+ | A |
| King's Cliffe | 1,581 | 6.9 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
Brigstock, Gretton, Geddington, Cottingham and Middleton 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 6.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
It has less crime than most places its size: less crime per resident than 74% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Band D council tax in Weldon is £2,396 for 2026–27, less than in 59% 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.
Town in Northamptonshire, England
Weldon is a built-up area of 3,042 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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