Boughton

West Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 7,144 · 4 LSOAs

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

71Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,979 of 6,856 in England
  • #173 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #22 of 53 in West Northamptonshire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,971
Median age (est.)37
Density3,985per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above27%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 16%25–44 27%45–64 23%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 8%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 19%
One person 25%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary14%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 6%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 6%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 38% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 21%

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

Boughton is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,979 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #22 of 53 in West Northamptonshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (77) and lowest on Education (39). Typical homes here sold for about £270,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 107 sales), 10% below the wider West Northamptonshire median of £299,203. Typical household take-home income is around £41,274 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 62 · #2,610
Employment 68 · #2,205
Education 39 · #4,186
Health 65 · #2,397
Crime 52 · #3,323
Housing & access 77 · #1,554
Living environment 77 · #1,547

House prices ?

£270,000median (12m) · -5.8% yr · n=107
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£270,000107-5.8%+6.7%
Detached£317,50030-6.6%+6.2%
Semi-detached£275,00053-0.2%+8.7%
Terraced£239,00019+5.1%+6.0%
Flat£110,0005+24.7%
This area£270,000
West Northamptonshire£299,203
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)£41,274±£5,942 · #3,050 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,461
Price-to-income ?6.5×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 ?

90Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

51 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 363 offences
West Northamptonshire72
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,188 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences174
Theft38
Burglary31
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order & weapons28
Drugs14
Robbery3
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 93 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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