Central Wellingborough

North Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 7,192 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

17Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,674 of 6,856 in England
  • #491 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #36 of 40 in North Northamptonshire
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,298
Median age (est.)40
Density4,119per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above24%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 11%25–44 31%45–64 25%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 28%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 40%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 26% · Professional 12% · Process & plant 10%

All occupation groups
Elementary26%
Professional12%
Process & plant10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 9%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 79%Asian 9%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 37% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 29%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Central Wellingborough is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,674 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #36 of 40 in North Northamptonshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (96) but weak on Crime (4). Typical homes here sold for about £196,000 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 64 sales), 25% below the wider North Northamptonshire median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £26,101 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 245 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 20 · #5,503
Employment 19 · #5,551
Education 19 · #5,530
Health 16 · #5,743
Crime 4 · #6,606
Housing & access 96 · #293
Living environment 21 · #5,441

House prices ?

£196,000median (12m) · +4.3% yr · n=64
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£196,00064+4.3%+8.9%
Detached£332,0005+20.7%+0.6%
Semi-detached£238,50020-1.4%+16.9%
Terraced£195,00028+8.3%+21.1%
Flat£150,00011+22.4%+21.5%
This area£196,000
North Northamptonshire£260,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£26,101±£4,361 · #6,797 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,122
Price-to-income ?7.5×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

40Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

245 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,760 offences
North Northamptonshire71
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #6,280 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences568
Theft521
Burglary66
Vehicle crime113
Criminal damage & arson111
Public order & weapons173
Drugs108
Robbery84
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 448 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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