Brackley

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 7° · 31% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:05Sunset 16:31

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

• 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

59 reported · August 2026▲ 11% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour23
• Violence & sexual offences20
• Other theft4
• Shoplifting3

Neighbourhood team: Brackley · Northamptonshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

770 reported road collisions (2025)

163 killed or seriously injured · 1,016 casualties · 18.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

88 food businesses within 2 miles

• 75 rated 4–5 ★ (68 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£289,726 average▲ 0.2% YoY

Across West Northamptonshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,084 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY

• 1 bed £752
• 2 bed £954
• 3 bed £1,166

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

7.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.8 times median annual pay (8.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

5,714 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 192.9p · Asda (9.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 207.9p · Asda (9.2 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

5 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Sainsbury's Brackley (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres6
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches28
• Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

425,727 residents in West Northamptonshire · 309/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK22,696
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK22,216
• Net moves+480

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 182 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,487 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (25% of 185,940)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

208 schools · 69,080 pupils

147 primary · 18 secondary · 43 other

Ofsted: 87 of 94 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

186 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Northamptonshire

449 CQC-registered services

• Care homes108
• GP practices56
• Dentists65
• Homecare agencies169
• Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 81% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · West Northamptonshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 88 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

498 applications decided

85.3% granted · 425 granted, 73 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Sarah Bool

Conservative

South Northamptonshire

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 8
• Con 17
• LD 8
• Ref 39
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens402
• Restaurants & cafés34

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

21,965 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

231 jobs advertised · £35,925 avg

e.g. HGV Class 1 Driver, Morning Delivery Driver, Hospitality Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£728 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,629 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

64% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 61,687 certificates

10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

57% low-carbon electricity

Gas 41% · Wind 26% · Biomass 22% · Solar 8%

187 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.8 yrs women · 80.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 61.9 women · 61.6 men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in NN13

• Springfield Surgery
• Brackley Medical Centre
• South Northants Extended Access

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Northamptonshire:

• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 401 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND269 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth236 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills233 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks221 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Brackley · 0.3 km

  Brackley is a market town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. It lies on the borders with Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, 9 miles (14 km) east-south-east…

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  Magdalen College School, Brackley · 0.5 km

  Magdalen College School, Brackley, in Northamptonshire, is one of three ancient "Magdalen College Schools", the others being Magdalen College School in Oxford, and Wainfleet All Saints in Lincolnshire, all associated…

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  Brackley Central railway station · 0.7 km

  Brackley Central was one of two railway stations that served the town of Brackley, in Northamptonshire, England. It was a stop on the former Great Central Main Line, which ran from Manchester London Road to London Mar…

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  St Martin's Catholic Church, Brackley · 0.8 km

  St Martin's is the Roman Catholic Church in Brackley. It is in the joint Parish of Buckingham and Brackley, together with St Bernardine's Catholic Church, Buckingham, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Northampton.

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  Brackley Town Hall · 0.9 km

  Brackley Town Hall is a municipal structure in the Market Place, Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. The structure, which serves as the meeting place of Brackley Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

• Brackley Cricket Club Ground · 1.0 km

  Brackley Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Brackley, Northamptonshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1962, when Brackley Cricket Club moved from its original ground at Manor Road.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)