Great Houghton (West Northamptonshire)

7°CCloudy

• Today: 10° / 5° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:27

9h 21m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, 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

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)

83 food businesses within 2 miles

• 56 rated 4–5 ★ (49 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Northampton (5.0 km)
• 4 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: 175.9p · ESSO (3.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (5 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

41 charging locations within ~8 km

• 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Peter Hill Credit & Financial Risks LTD (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches3
• Playgrounds2

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
• 56 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

Mike Reader

Labour

Northampton South

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

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

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

21,965 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

84% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Biomass 34% · Gas 11% · Imports 5%

86 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

4 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in NN4

• Eleanor Cross Healthcare
• Wootton Medical Centre
• Danes Camp Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Northampton South:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth205 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND201 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills168 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases142 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Fund £20,000 a year (term time) wage for Teaching Assistants125 local signatures · 39,730 nationwide

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

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  Nene Whitewater Centre · 2.2 km

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  Northampton Rural District · 2.5 km

  Northampton was a rural district in Northamptonshire, England from 1894 to 1974.

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  Northampton ON Chenecks F.C. · 2.8 km

  Northampton Old Northamptonian Chenecks F.C. are a football club based in Northampton, England. They play in the United Counties League Premier Division South.

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  Northampton School for Boys · 2.8 km

  Northampton School for Boys (NSB) is an 11–18 boys secondary school in Northampton, England. It was founded as Northampton Grammar School in 1541 by Thomas Chipsey, Mayor of Northampton. Years 7 to 11 are boys-only, w…

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  Barnes Meadow · 2.8 km

  Barnes Meadow is a 29.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Northampton. An area of 20 hectares is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)