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Nether Heyford

Nether Heyford is a village in Northamptonshire, England, with a population of around 1,637. It has around 2 restaurants or cafés and 5 bus stops. There were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Nether Heyford 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
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

22°COvercast

  • Today: 22° / 11° · 65% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:28

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026 25% YoY

  • Other theft1
  • Robbery1
  • Shoplifting1

Neighbourhood team: Deanshanger and Grange Park · 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

53 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 40 rated 4–5 ★ (34 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Long Buckby (8.8 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: 159.9p · Esso (9.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Morrisons (9.8 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Holiday Inn Northampton West (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds2

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
  • 35 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
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

21,595 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

16 jobs advertised · £29,302 avg

e.g. Become a Primary school Tutor in Nether Heyford – Flexible & Remote, Warehouse Operatives, Warehouse Cleaner

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

86% low-carbon electricity

Wind 60% · Gas 14% · Solar 12% · Biomass 10%

68 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

  • Nether Heyford · 0.8 km

    Nether Heyford is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, close to the M1 motorway and the A5 and A45 roads, 6 miles (10 km) west of Northampton and 70 miles (113 km) northwest of London. The sma…

  • Upper Heyford, Northamptonshire · 1.2 km

    Upper Heyford is a village and civil parish 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Northampton, just before Weedon, Northamptonshire, England, not to be confused with one of the same name some 30 miles away across the county border…

  • Bugbrooke Meadows · 1.2 km

    Bugbrooke Meadows is a 10.1-hectare (25-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Nether Heyford in Northamptonshire. One of the fields with an area of 1.7 hectares is managed by the Wildlife Trust…

  • Stowe Hill Tunnel · 1.6 km

    Stowe Hill Tunnel is a railway tunnel on the West Coast Main Line just south of the village of Weedon, Northamptonshire, England.

  • Glassthorpe · 2.0 km

    Glassthorpe is a deserted hamlet and manor between Flore and Upper Heyford in the Hundred of Nobottle of West Northamptonshire, in Northamptonshire, England. Glassthorp Hill is set in Northampton Sand with an elevati…

  • Bugbrooke · 2.1 km

    Bugbrooke is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, on a ridge overlooking the valley of the River Nene.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Nether Heyford?
Nether Heyford is a town in Northamptonshire, England, in the West Northamptonshire local authority.
What is the population of Nether Heyford?
Nether Heyford has an approximate settlement population of 1,637.