Maidwell
Maidwell is a village in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of around 429. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Maidwell 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
- Daventry
- Police force
- Northamptonshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 124th of 294 English council areas — better than 58% 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
20°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 21° / 15° · 76% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:25
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Brixworth and Moulton · 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
14 food businesses within 2 miles
- 13 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Market Harborough (10.6 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£292,754 average▲ 2.5% YoY
Across West Northamptonshire · to 2026-06
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: 157.7p · Asda (11.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (11.7 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Oxendon House Care Home (6.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches3
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)
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
- 13 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
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
- Schools2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
21,595 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1 jobs advertised · £30,000 avg
e.g. Caretaker / Night Security Officer
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
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 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
Maidwell · 0.1 kmMaidwell is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had 325 inhabitants, including Draughton, and this increased to 429 at the 2011 census.
St Mary the Virgin's Church, Maidwell · 0.1 kmSt Mary the Virgin's Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Maidwell, Northamptonshire. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the south side of Draughton Road.
Maidwell Hall · 0.2 kmMaidwell Hall is a Grade II listed building in Maidwell, West Northamptonshire, England. The mostly 18th-century house was extensively damaged in a fire and remodelled in 1902. It was Maidwell Hall School until 2025,…
Draughton, Northamptonshire · 1.2 kmDraughton is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. It is situated approximately one mile east of Maidwell at grid reference SP762767.
St Catherine's Church, Draughton · 1.4 kmSt Catherine's Church is an Anglican Church and the parish church of Draughton in Northamptonshire. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands in the village of Draughton.
Lamport railway station · 1.7 kmLamport railway station on the Northampton and Market Harborough railway opened on 16 February 1859 serving the villages of Lamport, Maidwell, Hanging Houghton as well as Lamport Hall, Northamptonshire, England. It ra…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Maidwell?
- Maidwell is a town in Northamptonshire, England, in the West Northamptonshire local authority.
- What is the population of Maidwell?
- Maidwell has an approximate settlement population of 429.