Rushden West & North

North Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 12,321 · 6 LSOAs

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

58Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,857 of 6,856 in England
  • #254 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #20 of 40 in North Northamptonshire
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,349
Median age (est.)41
Density2,027per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above23%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 16%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 13% · Professional 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary13%
Professional13%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 2%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 2%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 43% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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

Rushden West & North is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,857 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 40 in North Northamptonshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (92) but weak on Education (32). Typical homes here sold for about £257,500 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 198 sales), in line with the wider North Northamptonshire median of £260,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,084 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £36,623 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 86 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 48 · #3,583
Employment 54 · #3,138
Education 32 · #4,680
Health 51 · #3,371
Crime 46 · #3,734
Housing & access 92 · #519
Living environment 80 · #1,369

House prices ?

£257,500median (12m) · +4.0% yr · n=198
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£257,500198+4.0%+22.6%
Detached£310,00075-12.1%+13.1%
Semi-detached£237,50063-6.3%+10.5%
Terraced£215,00053+2.4%+16.2%
Flat£150,0007-1.0%+14.5%
This area£257,500
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)£36,623±£5,248 · #4,488 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,437
Price-to-income ?7.0×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 ?

84Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

86 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,057 offences
North Northamptonshire71
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #4,366 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences388
Theft313
Burglary35
Vehicle crime78
Criminal damage & arson96
Public order & weapons73
Drugs33
Robbery22
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 282 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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