Raunds

North Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 10,135 · 6 LSOAs

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

64Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,452 of 6,856 in England
  • #222 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #15 of 40 in North Northamptonshire
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,876
Median age (est.)43
Density546per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above24%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 12%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 45% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Raunds is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,452 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 40 in North Northamptonshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (94) but weak on Education (33). Typical homes here sold for about £255,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 156 sales), in line with the wider North Northamptonshire median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,734 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 51 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 57 · #2,953
Employment 68 · #2,205
Education 33 · #4,570
Health 53 · #3,227
Crime 58 · #2,857
Housing & access 49 · #3,508
Living environment 94 · #437

House prices ?

£255,000median (12m) · -5.6% yr · n=156
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£255,000156-5.6%+2.0%
Detached£326,75054-1.0%+3.4%
Semi-detached£240,000590.0%+19.4%
Terraced£212,00039-5.8%-3.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£255,000
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)£36,734±£5,280 · #4,456 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,501
Price-to-income ?6.9×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than 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 ?

88Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

51 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 519 offences
North Northamptonshire71
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,221 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences277
Theft56
Burglary26
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson64
Public order & weapons37
Drugs13
Robbery5
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 219 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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