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Kings Sutton

Kings Sutton is a village in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of around 2,116. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is King's Sutton, 0.6 km away. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kings Sutton area — all from official UK open data.

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
54/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 124th of 294 English council areas — better than 58% of them.

Home affordability58
Affordable rents57
Good schools73
Life expectancy49
Employment45
Low council tax36

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°COvercast

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 78% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:29

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

5 reported · July 2026 44% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Shoplifting1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Brackley · Northamptonshire

Local policing priorities

  • The new priorities for this period (April 2026 to September 2026) are: • Rural crime • Road safety and road traffic offences • Drug deali…
  • Road Safety & Road Traffic Offences

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

Road safety

751 reported road collisions (2024)

133 killed or seriously injured · 990 casualties · 17.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

19 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 17 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: King's Sutton (0.6 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Kings Sutton (0.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£292,754 average 2.5% YoY

Across West Northamptonshire · to 2026-06

Detached£474,163
Semi-detached£286,044
Terraced£235,731
Flat£140,304

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,078 average monthly rent 3.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £748
  • 2 bed £950
  • 3 bed £1,160

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 161.9p · Morrisons (5.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Morrisons (5.9 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

26 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: King’s Sutton Parish Council, Millennium Memorial Hall (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches7
  • 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)

Council tax

£2,487 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,658
B £1,934
C £2,210
D £2,487
E £3,039
F £3,592
G £4,144
H £4,973

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

Schools

208 schools · 69,080 pupils

148 primary · 17 secondary · 43 other

Ofsted: 88 of 95 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

187inspected 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
  • Sponne School
  • The Parker E-ACT Academy

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

Care & health services

447 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes107
  • GP practices57
  • Dentists64
  • Homecare agencies170
  • Hospitals & hospices11

CQC ratings: 79% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · West Northamptonshire

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

449 applications decided

90.4% granted · 406 granted, 43 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sarah Bool

Conservative

South Northamptonshire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 8
  • Con 17
  • LD 7
  • Ref 39
  • Oth 5

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

21,595 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised · £29,000 avg

e.g. Childrens Residential Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Chef De Partie (Monday - Friday) 7am -3.30pm

Source: Adzuna

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

79% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Biomass 34% · Gas 17% · Imports 5%

108 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Northamptonshire:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • King's Sutton · 0.2 km

    King's Sutton is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, in the valley of the River Cherwell. It is sited about 4.1 miles (6.6 km) south-east of Banbury, Oxfordshire. The parish…

  • Kings Sutton railway station · 0.6 km

    Kings Sutton railway station serves the village of King's Sutton and the nearby town of Brackley in Northamptonshire, England. The station is managed by Chiltern Railways, which provides most of the services including…

  • Walton (grounds) · 2.0 km

    Walton (Grounds) is located within the parish of King's Sutton in the English county of Northamptonshire.

  • Newbottle, Northamptonshire · 2.4 km

    Newbottle is a civil parish and largely deserted village in West Northamptonshire, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of the market town of Brackley. It is close to the Oxfordshire county boundary and about 4.5 miles (7.2 km…

  • Adderbury Lakes · 2.4 km

    Adderbury Lakes is a 1.8-hectare (4.4-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Adderbury in Oxfordshire. Originally part of the grounds of Adderbury House, it is now owned and managed by Adderbury Parish Council. The reserve inc…

  • Sor Brook · 2.5 km

    The Sor Brook is a brook located mostly in Oxfordshire, in the South of England. It is a tributary of the River Cherwell.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kings Sutton?
Kings Sutton is a town in Northamptonshire, England, in the West Northamptonshire local authority.
What is the population of Kings Sutton?
Kings Sutton has an approximate settlement population of 2,116.