Rothwell

North Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 8,825 · 5 LSOAs

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

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,604 of 6,856 in England
  • #318 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #24 of 40 in North Northamptonshire
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,623
Median age (est.)42
Density628per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above26%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 15%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service7%

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 49% · Christian 45% · Muslim 1%

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

Rothwell sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,604 of 6,856 in England, and #24 of 40 in North Northamptonshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (70) and lowest on Education (24). Typical homes here, about £240,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 158 sales), 8% below the wider North Northamptonshire median of £260,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,492 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £37,902 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 43 · #3,899
Employment 48 · #3,542
Education 24 · #5,208
Health 53 · #3,213
Crime 46 · #3,672
Housing & access 48 · #3,583
Living environment 70 · #2,082

House prices ?

£240,000median (12m) · -4.0% yr · n=158
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£240,000158-4.0%+29.7%
Detached£327,25048+2.3%+22.1%
Semi-detached£236,00056-0.8%+25.5%
Terraced£200,00044+6.7%+28.2%
Flat£142,75010+9.8%+12.0%
This area£240,000
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)£37,902±£5,387 · #4,076 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,156
Price-to-income ?6.3×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 ?

78Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

57 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 501 offences
North Northamptonshire71
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,626 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences273
Theft54
Burglary35
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson50
Public order & weapons37
Drugs14
Robbery5
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 116 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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