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Home to 1,472 people, this village lies in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
School results trail most towns: primary results beat 9% of towns in England. Most journeys need a car: 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Buying the median home, at £260,000, takes 5.1 years of household income in the North Northamptonshire council area. The local economy is weaker than most (C): mean household income £53,625; 2.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · claimants, DWP. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Woodford has subject grades but no overall one.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Woodford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The 3 things Woodford does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Woodford’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 Woodford.
At the 4 primary schools within 3 km, half of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. 118 pupils attend Woodford’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 118 | B− |
8.4% of residents are 15 to 24, below Northamptonshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Over-65s are 28% of the population. The age that splits Woodford in two is 51.7.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Woodford | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them, Grade I 2. Woodford’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. Of the town’s land, 31% lies in conservation areas, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%). Relative to its size, Woodford keeps 136 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nine in ten commuters drove, higher than both Northamptonshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). For every resident in work, Woodford has 0.5 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the census, 6.2% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 78% of Woodford’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). This Northamptonshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Woodford | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Two thirds of households own their home, higher than both Northamptonshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £992 a month across the North Northamptonshire council area. Also worth knowing: half of the 54 standard sales inside Woodford’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £260,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £483,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £250,000 | 15 |
| Terraced | £233,500 | 24 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up just over a third of the total. Over the year to August 2026, 60 offences were reported in Woodford, along with 18 incidents of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Woodford records more crime per resident than 70% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
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.
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Woodford is a built-up area of 1,472 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford | 1,472 | — | — | B− | B− | C+ |
| Ringstead | 1,369 | 1.7 | — | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Thrapston | 7,239 | 2.2 | B− | C+ | B | B |
| Raunds | 10,231 | 3.3 | C− | C+ | C+ | C |
| Stanwick | 1,891 | 3.5 | — | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Irthlingborough | 9,308 | 4.2 | C− | B− | C+ | C− |
| Burton Latimer | 10,440 | 4.3 | C+ | B− | B− | C+ |
| Finedon | 4,554 | 4.4 | D | C+ | C | C+ |
Ringstead and Stanwick have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Mary. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Primary results trail 91% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by North Northamptonshire council.
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 28% of residents were 65 or over and 31% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 13% were under 15.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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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