Kingsthorpe

West Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 6,677 · 4 LSOAs

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

67Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,288 of 6,856 in England
  • #197 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #26 of 53 in West Northamptonshire
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,604
Median age (est.)45
Density2,998per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above29%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 11%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 4%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 4%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 38% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Kingsthorpe is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,288 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 53 in West Northamptonshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (82) and lowest on Crime (43). Typical homes here sold for about £245,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 103 sales), 18% below the wider West Northamptonshire median of £299,203. Typical household take-home income is around £36,251 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 78 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 66 · #2,322
Employment 65 · #2,370
Education 52 · #3,268
Health 60 · #2,713
Crime 43 · #3,933
Housing & access 82 · #1,259
Living environment 44 · #3,864

House prices ?

£245,000median (12m) · -0.4% yr · n=103
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£245,000103-0.4%+18.1%
Detached£347,50018-7.9%-14.4%
Semi-detached£258,50034+8.6%+10.7%
Terraced£224,00041-7.6%+26.9%
Flat£143,00010-10.1%+10.0%
This area£245,000
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)£36,251±£5,176 · #4,624 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,221
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

92Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

78 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 520 offences
West Northamptonshire72
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #3,966 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences200
Theft94
Burglary37
Vehicle crime52
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons60
Drugs14
Robbery21
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 152 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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