West Northamptonshire

Key figures

16 of 16 measures have a published figure for West Northamptonshire. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Why the population is changing

The ONS breaks the year’s population change into its components (Year to mid-2025). These are its published figures for West Northamptonshire, not our estimates.

• 4,294 births and 3,698 deaths: natural change added 596 people.
• Moves within the UK (net) added 480 people.
• International migration (net) added 1,375 people.
• The ONS’s balancing item (“Other”, mainly armed forces and prisoner adjustments) added 490.
• Altogether the population grew by 2,941 over the year (the sum of the components above — our addition of the ONS’s published figures).

Each component is a series in its own right: births, deaths, moves within the UK and international migration.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in West Northamptonshire: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for West Northamptonshire’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in West Northamptonshire moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

average house price and average private rent rose faster than pay over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

Reform UK (2026) — Reform UK 40, Conservative 17, Labour 8, Liberal Democrat 7, Other and independent 4 of 76 seats.

Since 2016: Conservative (2021–2024); Reform UK (2025–2026)

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How West Northamptonshire’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

40,432 recorded offences in the 12 months to June 2026, 91.0 per 1,000 residents. Full crime profile, by category and month.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 2.3% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£38,000
• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20264,294people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 2013375,101people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 2022425,725people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026375,101people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026425,723people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026375,101people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026425,723people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026425,725people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026375,101people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026425,725people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026375,101people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026425,725people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · down 0.7% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20269,385people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · unchanged 0.0 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20263.4%
• Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · up 5.3% on a year earlier · MHCLG, published 25 March 2026£2,487
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20263,698people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20253,649kWh a year
• Employment deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202510.2%
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 202611,343kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · up 0.2 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20262.5%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 2.5% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£292,754
• Deprivation: IMD average score2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202516.6
• Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenth2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20252.1%
• Income deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202518.1%
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026480people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20265,609people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,375people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20264,234people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026596people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026490people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 0.7% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025439,811people
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · down 0.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 20263.2%
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 3.2% on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 2026£1,078
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 2.5% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£728

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for West Northamptonshire; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for West Northamptonshire, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £1,975Year ending March 2022→£2,487Year ending March 2027

  Band D council tax by billing authority

  In West Northamptonshire, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,975 in the year ending March 2022 to £2,487 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £512 or 25.9%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

  How this figure was worked out

  £2,487 in the year ending March 2027 − £1,975 in the year ending March 2022 = £512, which is 25.9% of the figure for the year ending March 2022.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 2,486.66 and 1,975.01, and 2,486.66 − 1,975.01 = 511.65.

  6 published years spanning 5 years, from MHCLG. Years before the current series come from Band D council tax by billing authority, 2020-21 to 2024-25, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In West Northamptonshire, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,975 in the year ending March 2022 to £2,487 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £512 or 25.9%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

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• £30,2992020→£38,0002025

  Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In West Northamptonshire, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £30,299 in 2020 to £38,000 in 2025, a change of £7,701 or 25.4%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £38,000 in 2025 − £30,299 in 2020 = £7,701, which is 25.4% of the figure for 2020.

  6 published years spanning 5 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In West Northamptonshire, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £30,299 in 2020 to £38,000 in 2025, a change of £7,701 or 25.4%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £5752020→£7282025

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In West Northamptonshire, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £575 in 2020 to £728 in 2025, a change of £154 or 26.8%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £728 in 2025 − £575 in 2020 = £154, which is 26.8% of the figure for 2020.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 728.30 and 574.50, and 728.30 − 574.50 = 153.80.

  6 published years spanning 5 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In West Northamptonshire, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £575 in 2020 to £728 in 2025, a change of £154 or 26.8%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• 81Year to mid-2012→480Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In West Northamptonshire, net internal migration by local authority rose from 81 in Year to mid-2012 to 480 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 399 or 492.6% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  480 in Year to mid-2025 − 81 in Year to mid-2012 = 399, which is 492.6% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In West Northamptonshire, net internal migration by local authority rose from 81 in Year to mid-2012 to 480 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 399 or 492.6% (ONS).

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• 3,241Year to mid-2012→5,609Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In West Northamptonshire, international migration into a local authority rose from 3,241 in Year to mid-2012 to 5,609 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,368 or 73.1% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  5,609 in Year to mid-2025 − 3,241 in Year to mid-2012 = 2,368, which is 73.1% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In West Northamptonshire, international migration into a local authority rose from 3,241 in Year to mid-2012 to 5,609 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,368 or 73.1% (ONS).

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• 2,073Year to mid-2012→4,234Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In West Northamptonshire, international migration out of a local authority rose from 2,073 in Year to mid-2012 to 4,234 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,161 or 104.2% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  4,234 in Year to mid-2025 − 2,073 in Year to mid-2012 = 2,161, which is 104.2% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In West Northamptonshire, international migration out of a local authority rose from 2,073 in Year to mid-2012 to 4,234 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 2,161 or 104.2% (ONS).

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• 1,168Year to mid-2012→1,375Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In West Northamptonshire, net international migration by local authority rose from 1,168 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,375 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 207 or 17.7% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,375 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,168 in Year to mid-2012 = 207, which is 17.7% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In West Northamptonshire, net international migration by local authority rose from 1,168 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,375 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 207 or 17.7% (ONS).

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• 5,047Year to mid-2012→4,294Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In West Northamptonshire, births by local authority fell from 5,047 in Year to mid-2012 to 4,294 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 753 or 14.9% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  4,294 in Year to mid-2025 − 5,047 in Year to mid-2012 = −753, which is 14.9% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In West Northamptonshire, births by local authority fell from 5,047 in Year to mid-2012 to 4,294 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 753 or 14.9% (ONS).

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• 3,048Year to mid-2012→3,698Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In West Northamptonshire, deaths by local authority rose from 3,048 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,698 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 650 or 21.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  3,698 in Year to mid-2025 − 3,048 in Year to mid-2012 = 650, which is 21.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In West Northamptonshire, deaths by local authority rose from 3,048 in Year to mid-2012 to 3,698 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 650 or 21.3% (ONS).

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• 1,999Year to mid-2012→596Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In West Northamptonshire, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 1,999 in Year to mid-2012 to 596 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,403 or 70.2% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  596 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,999 in Year to mid-2012 = −1,403, which is 70.2% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In West Northamptonshire, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 1,999 in Year to mid-2012 to 596 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,403 or 70.2% (ONS).

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• 1,571Year to mid-2012→490Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In West Northamptonshire, other population change by local authority fell from 1,571 in Year to mid-2012 to 490 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,081 or 68.8% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  490 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,571 in Year to mid-2012 = −1,081, which is 68.8% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In West Northamptonshire, other population change by local authority fell from 1,571 in Year to mid-2012 to 490 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 1,081 or 68.8% (ONS).

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Compare West Northamptonshire with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• West Northamptonshire and Birmingham
• West Northamptonshire and Leeds
• West Northamptonshire and North Yorkshire
• West Northamptonshire and Somerset
• West Northamptonshire and Cornwall
• West Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for West Northamptonshire said then and says now, with the periods named. West Northamptonshire since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for West Northamptonshire are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.