Earls Barton
Earls Barton is a town in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of around 5,387. It has one GP surgery and one restaurant and café, with 14 bus stops and Wellingborough railway station 6.5 km away. There were around 21 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Earls Barton area — all from official UK open data.
The wider council area has around 359,523 residents at roughly 364 people per km².
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Police force
- Northamptonshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 141st of 294 English council areas — better than 52% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 70% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
17°CLight rain shower
- Today: 22° / 17° · 82% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:25
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
36 reported · July 2026▼ 14% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour12
- Violence & sexual offences9
- Burglary4
- Drugs3
2 stop & searches · mostly evidence of offences under the act
Neighbourhood team: Earls Barton · Northamptonshire
Local policing priorities
- The new priorities for this period (April 2026 to September 2026) are: • Drug dealing and misuse • Road safety and road traffic offences…
- Previous priorities for October 2025 to March 2026: • Burglary • Drug dealing and drug misuse • Vehicle crime
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
489 reported road collisions (2024)
109 killed or seriously injured · 642 casualties · 13.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
70 food businesses within 2 miles
- 56 rated 4–5 ★ (42 top)
- 5 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Wellingborough (6.7 km)
- 19 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Wellingborough (6.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£256,610 average▲ 3.4% YoY
Across North Northamptonshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£988 average monthly rent▲ 5.5% YoY
- 1 bed £681
- 2 bed £878
- 3 bed £1,063
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.3 times median annual pay (7.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · BP (5.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Morrisons (10.2 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
24 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Crystal HQ (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
359,523 residents in North Northamptonshire · 364/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Council tax
£2,424 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (30% of 161,180)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
154 schools · 58,508 pupils
111 primary · 20 secondary · 23 other
Ofsted: 61 of 68 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)
144inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Brooke Weston AcademyGood
- Corby Business AcademyGood
- Kettering Science AcademyGood
- Prince William SchoolGood
- Rushden AcademyGood
- Sir Christopher Hatton AcademyGood
- Southfield School for GirlsGood
- The Ferrers SchoolGood
- Wollaston SchoolGood
- Lodge Park AcademyRequires improvement
- Manor SchoolInadequate
- Montsaye AcademyInadequate
- Bishop Stopford School
- Corby Technical School
- Huxlow Academy
- Kingswood Secondary Academy
- The Latimer Arts College
- Weavers Academy
- Weldon Village Academy
- Wrenn School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Northamptonshire
Care & health services
395 CQC-registered services
- Care homes113
- GP practices37
- Dentists62
- Homecare agencies145
- Hospitals & hospices7
CQC ratings: 81% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 8 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · North Northamptonshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Earls Barton)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 39 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
258 applications decided
89.9% granted · 232 granted, 26 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Stuart Andrew
Conservative
Daventry
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 4
- Con 11
- LD 1
- Grn 8
- Ref 39
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés11
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
17,020 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
6 jobs advertised · £45,000 avg
e.g. Become a Maths Tutor in Earls Barton – Flexible & Remote, Become a Chemistry Tutor in Earls Barton – Flexible & Remote, Registered Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£750 median full-time weekly pay
3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,357 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
65% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 49,917 certificates
10.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
74% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 40% · Wind 32% · Gas 26% · Nuclear 1%
151 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 79 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 58.3 women · 58.7 men
74% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Daventry:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership423 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office412 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases402 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s352 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test345 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- All Saints' Church, Earls Barton · 0.1 km
All Saints' Church is a noted Anglo-Saxon Church of England parish church in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire. It is estimated that the building dates from the later tenth century, shortly after Danish raids on England.
Earls Barton · 0.6 kmEarls Barton is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, notable for its Anglo-Saxon church and shoe-making heritage. The village is in North Northamptonshire and until 2021 in the Borough of Wellingborough. At…
Castle Ashby & Earls Barton railway station · 2.2 kmCastle Ashby & Earls Barton railway station is a former railway station in Northamptonshire on the former Northampton and Peterborough Railway, a line which connected Peterborough and Northampton.
Great Doddington · 2.4 kmGreat Doddington is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, close to Wellingborough and just off the A45. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 1,061 increasing to 1,123 at the 2…
Ecton, Northamptonshire · 2.4 kmEcton is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. The village is just east of Northampton, just off the A4500 road. It was one of the first villages in Northamptonshire to be given conservation s…
Sywell Country Park · 2.6 kmSywell Country Park exists on the site of a former drinking water reservoir near the village of Sywell in East Northamptonshire, England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Earls Barton?
- Earls Barton is a town in Northamptonshire, England, in the North Northamptonshire local authority.
- What is the population of Earls Barton?
- Earls Barton has an approximate settlement population of 5,387.