Moulton

West Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 6,471 · 4 LSOAs

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

86Area Score / 100 ?
  • #951 of 6,856 in England
  • #73 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #6 of 53 in West Northamptonshire
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,389
Median age (est.)49
Density1,879per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above27%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 3%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors11%
Process & plant9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 5%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 5%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 35% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

Moulton is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #951 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 53 in West Northamptonshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (86) and lowest on Education (58). Typical homes here sold for about £271,250 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 106 sales), 9% below the wider West Northamptonshire median of £299,203. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #283 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £37,493 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 56 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 82 · #1,232
Employment 84 · #1,122
Education 58 · #2,911
Health 76 · #1,678
Crime 86 · #965
Housing & access 59 · #2,822
Living environment 70 · #2,075

House prices ?

£271,250median (12m) · +0.8% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£271,250106+0.8%+23.9%
Detached£340,00033+0.6%+13.9%
Semi-detached£262,00053+4.8%+27.0%
Terraced£255,00014-1.9%+21.4%
Flat£129,2506-17.9%-4.3%
This area£271,250
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)£37,493±£5,349 · #4,205 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,634
Price-to-income ?7.2×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 ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

56 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 364 offences
West Northamptonshire72
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #2,589 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences151
Theft50
Burglary32
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson40
Public order & weapons42
Drugs9
Robbery9
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 101 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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