Farthinghoe
Farthinghoe is a village in Northamptonshire, England. It has one restaurant and café, two bus stops, and the nearest railway station is King's Sutton at 5.5 km. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Farthinghoe area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the West Northamptonshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 425,727 residents at roughly 309 people per km².
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Police force
- Northamptonshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 120th of 294 English council areas — better than 59% 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 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
8°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 5° · 20% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:35
9h 33m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
7 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 rated 4–5 ★ (4 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: King's Sutton (5.5 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Kings Sutton (5.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£289,726 average▲ 0.2% YoY
Across West Northamptonshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
Affordability
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 172.9p · Asda (6.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (6.8 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: King’s Sutton Parish Council, Millennium Memorial Hall (5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
425,727 residents in West Northamptonshire · 309/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
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
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
Secondary schools:
- Northampton AcademyOutstanding
- Campion SchoolGood
- Chenderit SchoolGood
- Kingsthorpe CollegeGood
- Moulton School and Science CollegeGood
- Northampton School for GirlsGood
- St Thomas Becket Catholic SchoolGood
- Weston Favell AcademyGood
- Guilsborough AcademyRequires improvement
- Silverstone UTCRequires improvement
- Abbeyfield School
- Elizabeth Woodville School
- Malcolm Arnold Academy
- Northampton School
- Northampton School for Boys
- Roade Village Academy
- Sponne School
- The Parker E-ACT Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Northamptonshire
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Farthinghoe)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
498 applications decided
85.3% granted · 425 granted, 73 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sarah Bool
Conservative
South Northamptonshire
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 8
- Con 17
- LD 8
- Ref 39
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
21,965 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
54% low-carbon electricity
Gas 44% · Wind 32% · Biomass 21% · Imports 2%
199 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
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
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in NN13
- Springfield Surgery
- Brackley Medical Centre
- South Northants Extended Access
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
- Farthinghoe · 0.2 km
Farthinghoe is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. It is located on the A422 road about 3 miles (4.8 km) north-west of Brackley and 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Banbury.
- Blessed George Napier Catholic School · 1.5 km
Blessed George Napier Catholic School, known locally as BGN, is a Catholic secondary school and sixth form with academy status. It is located on Addison Road in the Easington ward of Banbury, Oxfordshire, England.
- Farthinghoe railway station · 1.5 km
Farthinghoe was a railway station which served the Northamptonshire village of Farthinghoe in England. It opened in 1851 as part of the Buckinghamshire Railway's branch line to Verney Junction which provided connectio…
Farthinghoe Nature Reserve · 2.1 kmFarthinghoe Nature Reserve is a 3.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve north-west of Brackley in Northamptonshire. It is owned by Northamptonshire County Council and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridge…
St Lawrence's Church, Marston St Lawrence · 2.4 kmSt Lawrence's Church, is the parish church of Marston St. Lawrence, Northamptonshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.
Thenford House · 2.5 kmThenford House, Thenford, Northamptonshire, England is an 18th-century country house built for Michael Wodhull, the bibliophile and translator. Wodhull's architect is unknown. The style is Palladian although with earl…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Farthinghoe?
- Farthinghoe is a town in Northamptonshire, England, in the West Northamptonshire local authority.
- How deprived is Farthinghoe?
- The West Northamptonshire local authority, which includes Farthinghoe, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.