Sunnyside

West Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 6,782 · 4 LSOAs

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

64Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,500 of 6,856 in England
  • #227 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #30 of 53 in West Northamptonshire
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,754
Median age (est.)44
Density4,498per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above24%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 24%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 11%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 30%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 38% · 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

Sunnyside is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,500 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #30 of 53 in West Northamptonshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (70) and lowest on Education (45). Typical homes here, about £275,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 88 sales), 8% below the wider West Northamptonshire median of £299,203. Typical household take-home income is around £36,561 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 79 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 · #2,363
Employment 57 · #2,959
Education 45 · #3,782
Health 54 · #3,172
Crime 53 · #3,199
Housing & access 70 · #2,061
Living environment 67 · #2,267

House prices ?

£275,000median (12m) · +8.7% yr · n=88
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£275,00088+8.7%+26.4%
Detached£355,00026+15.4%+24.6%
Semi-detached£271,00041+8.4%+23.2%
Terraced£225,00016-4.3%+25.0%
Flat£140,0005
This area£275,000
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)£36,561±£5,199 · #4,515 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,181
Price-to-income ?7.5×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 ?

84Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

79 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 533 offences
West Northamptonshire72
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #4,010 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences135
Theft246
Burglary32
Vehicle crime21
Criminal damage & arson48
Public order & weapons25
Drugs8
Robbery11
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 98 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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