New Duston West

West Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 5,439 · 4 LSOAs

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

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #505 of 6,856 in England
  • #36 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #5 of 53 in West Northamptonshire
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,543
Median age (est.)44
Density5,539per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 2%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 41% · 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

New Duston West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #505 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 53 in West Northamptonshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (96) but weak on Housing & access (34). Typical homes here sold for about £262,000 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 98 sales), 12% 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, #130 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £42,360 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 28 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 90 · #684
Employment 94 · #423
Education 69 · #2,123
Health 82 · #1,232
Crime 95 · #327
Housing & access 34 · #4,509
Living environment 96 · #279

House prices ?

£262,000median (12m) · -6.4% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£262,00098-6.4%+19.1%
Detached£377,50029+3.4%+22.8%
Semi-detached£250,00041-1.2%+11.1%
Terraced£224,00023+2.8%+20.4%
Flat£132,0005+12.1%
This area£262,000
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)£42,360±£6,058 · #2,742 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,776
Price-to-income ?6.2×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 ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

28 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 151 offences
West Northamptonshire72
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #280 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences85
Theft16
Burglary15
Vehicle crime2
Criminal damage & arson9
Public order & weapons11
Drugs10
Robbery0
Other3

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 71 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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