United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
North Northamptonshire
Unitary authority · East Midlands, England · population ~350k · 144 state-funded schools
Expensive to rent and live in, but with decent pay and affordable housing. North Northamptonshire's median house price is £260,000, a multiple of 6.7 times annual pay, which is better than many parts of the East Midlands. However, rent is a significant burden, taking 30.1% of median gross pay at £978 a month, and council tax is also above the regional median at £2,424. Recorded crime and deprivation scores are higher than the East Midlands median. This place suits those prioritising home ownership and higher than average earnings over rental costs and lower crime.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How North Northamptonshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,010/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£260,000
Mid-range
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Rent
£978/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,424/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
76.0/1k
Mid
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
Deprivation
20.1
Mid
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
Schools
92.3%
Mid
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
143 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
131 of 142 (92.3%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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144 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 144 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.