Higham Ferrers

North Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 9,445 · 5 LSOAs

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

81Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,321 of 6,856 in England
  • #110 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #7 of 40 in North Northamptonshire
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,445
Median age (est.)43
Density458per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above28%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 11%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors15%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 44% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Higham Ferrers is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,321 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 40 in North Northamptonshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (82) and lowest on Education (56). Typical homes here sold for about £282,000 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 149 sales), 8% above the wider North Northamptonshire median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,545 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 57 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 71 · #2,007
Employment 79 · #1,424
Education 56 · #3,014
Health 64 · #2,459
Crime 64 · #2,493
Housing & access 80 · #1,383
Living environment 82 · #1,211

House prices ?

£282,000median (12m) · +2.5% yr · n=149
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£282,000149+2.5%+18.7%
Detached£407,00061+3.0%+25.7%
Semi-detached£267,49840+3.9%+23.3%
Terraced£250,00041+17.6%+33.7%
Flat£165,0007+26.9%+48.6%
This area£282,000
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)£39,545±£5,675 · #3,549 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,943
Price-to-income ?7.1×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 ?

92Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

57 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 539 offences
North Northamptonshire71
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,646 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences198
Theft163
Burglary23
Vehicle crime44
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons39
Drugs14
Robbery5
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 178 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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