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North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire is a unitary council in the East Midlands. 23 of the 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,424

Lower than 54% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£257k

Lower than 54% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 3.4% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£882

Lower than 58% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

8th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Up 5.4% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings6.8

Lower than 55% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home70

Higher than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 4th highest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van16%

Lower than 61% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station7.9%

Lower than 93% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

6th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket77.4%

Higher than 57% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy76%

Lower than 56% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available88.1%

Higher than 78% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%

Lower than 69% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score43.3

Lower than 78% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,369

Higher than 70% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding96%

Lower than 73% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents67.7

Lower than 53% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Down 10% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households4.6

Lower than 53% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year35.9

Lower than 68% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier90.3%

Higher than 49% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents4.6

Lower than 78% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Down 16.7% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.2

Lower than 88% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

7th lowest of the 34 councils in the East Midlands.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.1

Lower than 69% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women58.3 yrs

Lower than 80% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th lowest of the 35 councils in the East Midlands.

Down 7.1 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average homeNot available

Not published for this council. How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean8.1 µg/m³

Higher than 51% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 36.2% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

North Northamptonshire shares a boundary with Bedford, Harborough, Huntingdonshire, Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Rutland, South Kesteven and West Northamptonshire. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. South Kesteven£756
  2. Rutland£839
  3. North Northamptonshire£882
  4. Peterborough£895
  5. Harborough£911
  6. West Northamptonshire£954
  7. Huntingdonshire£967
  8. Bedford£1,029
  9. Milton Keynes£1,217
Average house price, all homes
  1. Peterborough£238k
  2. South Kesteven£255k
  3. North Northamptonshire£257k
  4. West Northamptonshire£293k
  5. Rutland£300k
  6. Huntingdonshire£306k
  7. Milton Keynes£325k
  8. Bedford£330k
  9. Harborough£346k
Council tax, band D
  1. South Kesteven£2,260
  2. Peterborough£2,293
  3. Milton Keynes£2,372
  4. Harborough£2,390
  5. North Northamptonshire£2,424
  6. Bedford£2,472
  7. West Northamptonshire£2,487
  8. Huntingdonshire£2,556
  9. Rutland£2,738
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Rutland42.4
  2. Harborough43.6
  3. South Kesteven52.6
  4. Huntingdonshire55.5
  5. North Northamptonshire67.7
  6. West Northamptonshire70.3
  7. Bedford76.1
  8. Milton Keynes86.9
  9. Peterborough105.8
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. South Kesteven2,000
  2. Huntingdonshire2,069
  3. Harborough2,205
  4. North Northamptonshire2,369
  5. West Northamptonshire2,438
  6. Bedford2,471
  7. Peterborough2,472
  8. Milton Keynes2,545
  9. Rutland2,615
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. South Kesteven57%
  2. Bedford58%
  3. Huntingdonshire59%
  4. North Northamptonshire60%
  5. Peterborough61%
  6. Harborough64%
  7. West Northamptonshire64%
  8. Milton Keynes67%
  9. Rutland68%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Rutland5.5 µg/m³
  2. South Kesteven6.1 µg/m³
  3. Huntingdonshire6.8 µg/m³
  4. Harborough6.9 µg/m³
  5. North Northamptonshire8.1 µg/m³
  6. Bedford8.4 µg/m³
  7. West Northamptonshire8.5 µg/m³
  8. Milton Keynes8.9 µg/m³
  9. Peterborough9 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. West Northamptonshire4.2%
  2. Huntingdonshire7.1%
  3. North Northamptonshire7.9%
  4. Milton Keynes10.1%
  5. Harborough10.6%
  6. Peterborough13.3%
  7. South Kesteven13.3%
  8. Bedford18.8%
  9. Rutland27.3%

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