West Northamptonshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£472,440

Semi-detached

£285,016

Terraced

£235,586

Flat or maisonette

£139,838

First-time buyers

£242,144

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  317,542 in 1991 → 439,811 in 2024 (+38.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £164,944 in 2005 → £291,929 in 2026 (+77.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £537 in 2022 → £645 in 2025 (+20.2%)

  England over the same years: +20.8%

• Employment rate

  79.0% in 2004 → 77.9% in 2023 (−1.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.7% in 2001 → 3.4% in 2025 (+100.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,856 in 1997 → £25,629 in 2024 (+136.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

39 official indicators are published for West Northamptonshire; 32 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Persistent school absence · Education & skills16.5% (2024/25) · 24th lowest of 132
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access94.3% (January 2026) · 78th highest of 361
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.0 out of 10 (2022/23) · 84th lowest of 363
• Job density · Economy & work0.89 jobs per resident (2024) · 88th highest of 350

Where it ranks worst

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work52.6% (2021) · 273rd highest of 374
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment5.8 t per person (2024) · 246th lowest of 361
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills63.8% (2023) · 223rd highest of 348
• Claimant count · Economy & work3.4% (2025) · 216th lowest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.2 years · England 80.0 · 64th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.8 years · England 83.8 · 74th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)61.6 years · England 60.9 · 59th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.9 years · England 61.3 · 55th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)312.2 per 100k · England 321.0 · 67th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.0% · England 10.4 · 50th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)63.0% · England 64.6 · 54th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.3% · England 68.3 · 48th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.3 score · England 46.0 · 83rd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)2.9% · England 5.8 · 19th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)16.8% · England 19.8 · 63rd lowest of 153