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744 people live in this village in Northamptonshire, East Midlands.
Yardley Hastings has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 10% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 17 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. The median home sold for £403,000.
The 3 things Yardley Hastings does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 17 buildings inside Yardley Hastings’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
40% 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 Yardley Hastings.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 88% of commuters, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (81%) and England’s towns (70%). 35% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Households take home £66K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The town has one school, shown below. Yardley Hastings Primary School’s results beat 98% of schools in England like it. Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: four in five pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yardley Hastings Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 104 | A+ |
11% live in social housing, below Northamptonshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,084 a month across the West Northamptonshire council area. Owners make up three in five households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £702,500 | 14 |
| Terraced | £270,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 55% of the crimes. Reported offences in Yardley Hastings came to 22 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 8. There were 6.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Northamptonshire’s towns (9.5) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
Disability touches 15% of Yardley Hastings’ population. This Northamptonshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.8 miles away. The nearest A&E to Yardley Hastings is Northampton General Hospital, 6.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Yardley Hastings | Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Yardley Hastings’s listed buildings include The Court Parlour, Grade I. Scaled to its population, that is 228 listed buildings for every 10,000 people here. Conservation areas cover 35% of Yardley Hastings’ land, above Northamptonshire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Grade II* covers 2 of them, Grade I 1.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Among adults, 40% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, above both Northamptonshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents. At 51.5, the median resident of Yardley Hastings sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Yardley Hastings | Northamptonshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northamptonshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Village in Northamptonshire, England
Yardley Hastings is a built-up area of 744 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yardley Hastings | 744 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bozeat | 2,166 | 2.9 | — | C+ | A | B− |
| Cogenhoe | 1,475 | 3.4 | — | C+ | A | A |
| Olney | 6,600 | 3.4 | A− | C | B | A |
| Lavendon | 1,469 | 3.6 | — | C | B+ | A− |
| Earls Barton | 6,067 | 4.5 | A− | C | B+ | B |
| Wollaston | 3,564 | 4.5 | C+ | C | B | B− |
| Great Doddington | 1,147 | 5 | — | C | A | B+ |
Bozeat, Cogenhoe, Lavendon and Great Doddington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 9.4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is The Court Parlour. 40% of Yardley Hastings’ homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: terraced houses £270,000 and detached houses £702,500.
Band D council tax in Yardley Hastings is £2,483 for 2026–27, more than in 60% 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.
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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