Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 1,270 residents, it is a village in Northumberland, North East.
Felton’s strongest is safety (A+) — 3.6 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 3.1 home and vehicle crimes. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 5% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. A median £338,000 buys a home here, 7.2 times what households in the Northumberland council area earn in a year. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Felton has its subject grades alone.
Northumbria Police published 34 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Felton 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 Felton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Felton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
22% 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 Felton.
Over the year to August 2026, 11 offences were reported in Felton, along with 1 incidents of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Felton records less crime per resident than 99% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. There were 0.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Northumberland’s towns (16.9) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences were 45% 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.
Its one school is below. At the one primary school within 3 km, 56% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 102 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felton Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 102 | C |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income averages £48K a year before tax. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 9%, below Northumberland’s towns (34%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. At the census, 38% of workers worked mainly from home. Of the commuters living in Felton, 7% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, above Northumberland’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Felton’s listed buildings include the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Grade I. It has 37 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearly one in ten households rent from a council or housing body. Private rents average £695 a month across the Northumberland council area. Also worth knowing: 69 standard sales inside Felton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £338,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £385,000 | 39 |
| Semi-detached | £195,000 | 19 |
| Terraced | £315,000 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
At the census, 84% of people in Felton called their health good or very good, higher than both Northumberland’s towns (78%) and England’s towns (82%). There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 5.5 miles off. The nearest A&E to Felton is Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, 16.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Felton | Northumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 78% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 6.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
29% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Northumberland’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (18%). The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Felton has a median age of 55. The share aged 15 to 24 is 6.7%.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Felton | Northumberland | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9.4% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 22% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6% | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 47% | 29% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Northumberland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felton | 1,270 | — | — | C+ | A+ | B− |
| South Broomhill | 1,520 | 2.9 | — | B | C− | D |
| Longframlington | 1,357 | 3.5 | — | C | A+ | A− |
| Hadston | 2,713 | 4.4 | C | A | D | D |
| Warkworth | 1,412 | 4.6 | — | C | B+ | C+ |
| Shilbottle | 1,787 | 4.9 | — | A− | A− | C |
| Amble | 5,852 | 5.3 | C− | B+ | C− | C |
| Widdrington Station | 2,495 | 5.8 | — | A | C | D |
South Broomhill, Longframlington, Warkworth, Shilbottle and Widdrington Station have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 12 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St. Michael and All Angels. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Primary results trail 76% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Northumberland council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Northumberland, England
Felton is a built-up area of 1,270 people, in the Northumberland 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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