North Northamptonshire, in numbers

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Homes rented privately

11.7% to 41.2%

Homes rented privately ranged from 11.7% in Barton Seagrave & Burton Latimer to 41.2% in Kettering Central — a gap of 29.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Barton Seagrave & Burton Latimer	11.7%	797	6,793
Earls Barton	12%	570	4,732
Pipers Hill	12.4%	294	2,370
Raunds	12.5%	745	5,979
Desborough	13.6%	900	6,623
Ise	13.7%	590	4,307
Hatton Park	14.1%	840	5,964
Higham Ferrers	14.1%	584	4,145
Irchester	14.2%	804	5,652
Irthlingborough	15.1%	637	4,208
Brickhill & Queensway	15.4%	1,037	6,715
Rushden South	15.6%	697	4,462
Oundle	15.7%	965	6,159
Pemberton	15.7%	768	4,885
Thrapston	16.1%	986	6,139
Finedon	16.1%	342	2,124
Rothwell & Mawsley	16.2%	1,061	6,567
Geddington & Stanion	16.9%	393	2,321
Gretton & Weldon	17.2%	582	3,393
Corby West	17.5%	1,061	6,078
Avondale Grange	19.4%	484	2,499
St Michael	19.8%	461	2,328
Oakley	21.2%	1,451	6,833
Kingswood	21.7%	1,441	6,634
Croyland & Swanspool	22.4%	1,116	4,985
St Peter	22.5%	534	2,369
Rushden Lakes	22.9%	919	4,019
Lloyds & Corby Village	23%	1,171	5,095
Kettering North	27%	1,176	4,349
Victoria	37.8%	1,718	4,545
Kettering Central	41.2%	2,349	5,696

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.8% to 6.8%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.8% in Gretton & Weldon to 6.8% in Kingswood — a gap of 4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Gretton & Weldon	2.8%	241	8,641
St Peter	3%	185	6,190
Oundle	3.7%	559	14,949
Victoria	4%	444	11,197
Ise	4%	426	10,687
Barton Seagrave & Burton Latimer	4%	672	16,785
Earls Barton	4.1%	443	10,857
Thrapston	4.1%	597	14,516
Oakley	4.1%	772	18,678
Desborough	4.2%	659	15,807
Geddington & Stanion	4.2%	236	5,644
Hatton Park	4.2%	635	15,150
Kettering North	4.4%	469	10,716
Rushden South	4.4%	455	10,359
Rothwell & Mawsley	4.6%	714	15,545
Rushden Lakes	4.6%	426	9,271
Higham Ferrers	4.6%	465	10,062
Irchester	5%	645	12,989
Irthlingborough	5%	496	9,929
Raunds	5%	718	14,327
Pemberton	5.4%	613	11,447
Croyland & Swanspool	5.5%	667	12,167
Pipers Hill	5.7%	329	5,733
Kettering Central	5.8%	699	12,142
St Michael	6%	319	5,318
Finedon	6.1%	277	4,559
Brickhill & Queensway	6.6%	1,064	16,216
Corby West	6.6%	968	14,664
Avondale Grange	6.6%	400	6,019
Lloyds & Corby Village	6.7%	834	12,393
Kingswood	6.8%	1,133	16,591

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People aged 65 or over

10.8% to 24.7%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 10.8% in Victoria to 24.7% in Oundle — a gap of 13.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Victoria	10.8%	1,205	11,175
Oakley	10.8%	2,021	18,680
Kettering Central	12.2%	1,480	12,125
Avondale Grange	12.5%	752	6,035
Gretton & Weldon	12.6%	1,095	8,660
Croyland & Swanspool	13.1%	1,593	12,156
Lloyds & Corby Village	13.5%	1,677	12,403
Kingswood	14.5%	2,407	16,575
Rushden Lakes	14.8%	1,375	9,292
St Peter	16.8%	1,038	6,194
Corby West	17.6%	2,573	14,657
Barton Seagrave & Burton Latimer	17.7%	2,969	16,799
Kettering North	17.7%	1,895	10,683
St Michael	18.2%	969	5,327
Brickhill & Queensway	18.4%	2,977	16,222
Irthlingborough	18.4%	1,823	9,932
Geddington & Stanion	18.7%	1,054	5,644
Hatton Park	19.2%	2,912	15,138
Higham Ferrers	19.3%	1,942	10,042
Rothwell & Mawsley	19.7%	3,071	15,565
Ise	20.9%	2,238	10,692
Pipers Hill	21.1%	1,206	5,727
Rushden South	21.2%	2,201	10,359
Thrapston	21.5%	3,118	14,515
Pemberton	22%	2,516	11,460
Raunds	22.1%	3,158	14,293
Desborough	22.1%	3,501	15,822
Earls Barton	24%	2,608	10,856
Finedon	24.5%	1,113	4,550
Irchester	24.6%	3,202	13,002
Oundle	24.7%	3,689	14,940

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.5% to 29.9%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 13.5% in Oundle to 29.9% in Kingswood — a gap of 16.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Oundle	13.5%	1,641	12,142
Geddington & Stanion	13.6%	614	4,511
Gretton & Weldon	13.7%	926	6,755
St Peter	14.2%	697	4,895
Thrapston	15.2%	1,832	12,049
Earls Barton	15.8%	1,430	9,071
Desborough	16.4%	2,122	12,917
Ise	16.5%	1,430	8,652
Barton Seagrave & Burton Latimer	16.6%	2,193	13,222
Rothwell & Mawsley	16.7%	2,103	12,587
Higham Ferrers	17.1%	1,385	8,091
Oakley	17.2%	2,457	14,265
Rushden South	18%	1,539	8,537
Raunds	18.2%	2,125	11,676
Kettering North	18.8%	1,649	8,752
Irchester	18.9%	2,043	10,803
Rushden Lakes	19.4%	1,432	7,367
Irthlingborough	19.9%	1,596	8,018
Hatton Park	20.2%	2,460	12,208
St Michael	21.4%	921	4,311
Pipers Hill	21.5%	988	4,601
Finedon	22.5%	862	3,824
Pemberton	22.7%	2,122	9,354
Kettering Central	23.6%	2,311	9,809
Croyland & Swanspool	23.7%	2,269	9,594
Victoria	24.8%	2,220	8,936
Brickhill & Queensway	25.4%	3,256	12,795
Avondale Grange	26.5%	1,206	4,550
Corby West	27%	3,212	11,906
Lloyds & Corby Village	27.4%	2,716	9,910
Kingswood	29.9%	3,905	13,071

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

17.3% to 41.3%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 17.3% in Kingswood to 41.3% in Oundle — a gap of 24.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Kingswood	17.3%	2,255	13,071
Corby West	17.8%	2,125	11,906
Avondale Grange	18.3%	831	4,550
Lloyds & Corby Village	18.6%	1,848	9,910
Brickhill & Queensway	20.3%	2,603	12,795
Pemberton	21.2%	1,984	9,354
Pipers Hill	22.6%	1,040	4,601
Finedon	23.1%	884	3,824
Rushden Lakes	23.1%	1,704	7,367
Irthlingborough	24%	1,925	8,018
Croyland & Swanspool	24.3%	2,329	9,594
Kettering Central	24.9%	2,443	9,809
Victoria	25.5%	2,283	8,936
Rushden South	26.2%	2,237	8,537
Kettering North	26.5%	2,322	8,752
Raunds	26.7%	3,114	11,676
Hatton Park	26.7%	3,257	12,208
Higham Ferrers	27.1%	2,194	8,091
St Michael	27.8%	1,200	4,311
Barton Seagrave & Burton Latimer	27.9%	3,689	13,222
Irchester	28.4%	3,072	10,803
Oakley	28.5%	4,063	14,265
Ise	29.3%	2,533	8,652
Desborough	29.9%	3,859	12,917
Rothwell & Mawsley	29.9%	3,764	12,587
Earls Barton	32.8%	2,971	9,071
Gretton & Weldon	32.9%	2,222	6,755
Thrapston	33.5%	4,036	12,049
Geddington & Stanion	35.5%	1,601	4,511
St Peter	38.2%	1,871	4,895
Oundle	41.3%	5,019	12,142

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.7% to 29.4%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8.7% in Gretton & Weldon to 29.4% in Avondale Grange — a gap of 20.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Gretton & Weldon	8.7%	295	3,395
St Peter	10.2%	241	2,362
Geddington & Stanion	11.5%	266	2,319
Oundle	11.7%	724	6,175
Thrapston	12%	738	6,129
Earls Barton	12.5%	592	4,739
Desborough	12.9%	851	6,610
Oakley	13.5%	924	6,830
Ise	13.6%	585	4,304
Barton Seagrave & Burton Latimer	14.1%	962	6,799
Higham Ferrers	14.2%	587	4,136
Kettering North	14.5%	629	4,339
Irchester	14.6%	825	5,640
Rothwell & Mawsley	14.9%	983	6,589
Raunds	15.1%	904	5,994
Rushden South	15.6%	697	4,454
Hatton Park	15.7%	939	5,975
Victoria	17.2%	782	4,545
Irthlingborough	17.4%	735	4,215
Rushden Lakes	18.4%	740	4,029
Pemberton	18.6%	907	4,888
Finedon	20.1%	427	2,127
Pipers Hill	21.1%	497	2,356
Croyland & Swanspool	22%	1,098	4,980
Kettering Central	23.1%	1,315	5,695
Lloyds & Corby Village	23.5%	1,197	5,097
Corby West	23.6%	1,435	6,082
St Michael	24.2%	563	2,324
Brickhill & Queensway	24.6%	1,654	6,712
Kingswood	26.6%	1,755	6,608
Avondale Grange	29.4%	735	2,496

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

5.3% to 37%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 5.3% in Gretton & Weldon to 37% in Avondale Grange — a gap of 31.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 31 of 31 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Gretton & Weldon	5.3%	180	3,393
Kettering North	5.6%	244	4,349
Ise	6.1%	262	4,307
St Peter	7.2%	170	2,369
Desborough	9.2%	607	6,623
Earls Barton	9.2%	435	4,732
Rushden South	9.2%	411	4,462
Irchester	9.7%	547	5,652
Oakley	10.1%	690	6,833
Geddington & Stanion	10.7%	248	2,321
Barton Seagrave & Burton Latimer	11.6%	788	6,793
Raunds	11.7%	697	5,979
Victoria	11.8%	538	4,545
Higham Ferrers	11.8%	491	4,145
Hatton Park	11.9%	712	5,964
Thrapston	12.2%	748	6,139
Rothwell & Mawsley	12.5%	818	6,567
Oundle	13%	802	6,159
Pemberton	13.3%	650	4,885
Irthlingborough	16.9%	712	4,208
Finedon	17.4%	370	2,124
Rushden Lakes	18.1%	726	4,019
Pipers Hill	19.2%	456	2,370
Kettering Central	20%	1,140	5,696
Corby West	22.5%	1,365	6,078
St Michael	22.7%	529	2,328
Lloyds & Corby Village	25.7%	1,307	5,095
Croyland & Swanspool	25.7%	1,280	4,985
Kingswood	26.4%	1,754	6,634
Brickhill & Queensway	31.1%	2,090	6,715
Avondale Grange	37%	924	2,499

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31 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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