Brackley South

West Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 5,499 · 4 LSOAs

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

75Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,691 of 6,856 in England
  • #150 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #20 of 53 in West Northamptonshire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,498
Median age (est.)44
Density2,555per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 29%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 16%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 14%
One person 35%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors13%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Brackley South is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,691 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 53 in West Northamptonshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (83) and lowest on Housing & access (45). Typical homes here sold for about £288,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 119 sales), in line with the wider West Northamptonshire median of £299,203. Typical household take-home income is around £41,456 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 43 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 69 · #2,130
Employment 75 · #1,732
Education 52 · #3,316
Health 66 · #2,322
Crime 83 · #1,136
Housing & access 45 · #3,789
Living environment 65 · #2,404

House prices ?

£288,000median (12m) · +2.5% yr · n=119
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£288,000119+2.5%+23.3%
Detached£424,75036-4.6%+21.4%
Semi-detached£283,75028+4.1%+11.7%
Terraced£260,000290.0%+20.9%
Flat£186,25026-7.7%+8.9%
This area£288,000
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)£41,456±£6,090 · #3,009 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,353
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
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

43 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 238 offences
West Northamptonshire72
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #1,543 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences107
Theft34
Burglary22
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson19
Public order & weapons22
Drugs13
Robbery3
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 53 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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