Towcester East & Paulerspury

West Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 10,464 · 5 LSOAs

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

82Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,266 of 6,856 in England
  • #104 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #12 of 53 in West Northamptonshire
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,048
Median age (est.)41
Density352per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above35%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 15%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 14%
One person 27%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 46% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Towcester East & Paulerspury is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,266 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 53 in West Northamptonshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (89) and lowest on Housing & access (37). Typical homes here sold for about £339,975 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 274 sales), 14% above the wider West Northamptonshire median of £299,203. Typical household take-home income is around £42,243 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 40 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 70 · #2,041
Employment 84 · #1,095
Education 67 · #2,253
Health 81 · #1,273
Crime 73 · #1,835
Housing & access 37 · #4,337
Living environment 89 · #725

House prices ?

£339,975median (12m) · -2.9% yr · n=274
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£339,975274-2.9%+4.6%
Detached£477,47598+2.7%+16.6%
Semi-detached£318,20389+4.0%+16.6%
Terraced£315,00070+2.3%+16.7%
Flat£132,00017-34.0%-31.7%
This area£339,975
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)£42,243±£6,161 · #2,780 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,754
Price-to-income ?8.0×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

80Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

40 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 416 offences
West Northamptonshire72
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #1,241 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences195
Theft56
Burglary18
Vehicle crime35
Criminal damage & arson40
Public order & weapons39
Drugs24
Robbery1
Other8

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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