North Northamptonshire: local statistics
North Northamptonshire is a unitary authority in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 379,569 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over North Northamptonshire, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
17,005 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in North Northamptonshire in March 2026, 16% more than in 2016. That is 45 for every 1,000 residents, the 11th highest of 35 in the East Midlands.
The ONS estimates that 379,569 people lived in North Northamptonshire in mid-2025, a change of +1.1% in a year. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 13.2%; the East Midlands grew by 8.6% over the same years. That is 4th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the fastest growth. No earlier year in the series was higher.
The claimant count for North Northamptonshire stood at 7,855 in August 2026, or 3.4% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the East Midlands was 3.5%. Twelve months before, it was 3.3%. The five-year high was 4.2% (August 2021); the low was 2.9% (October 2022).
The average house price in North Northamptonshire was £257,807 in July 2026, up 2.9% on July 2025. It ranks as 14th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest; the average for the East Midlands was £242,274. Prices are 48% above July 2016 and at their highest July level in the series. The average price is 6.8 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in North Northamptonshire. That ratio is close to the middle of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands (17th highest ratio).
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 79.6% of North Northamptonshire residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 4.3 points either way; the figure for the East Midlands was 75.4%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 74.2% to 85.2%.
In 2022 to 2024, women in North Northamptonshire had a life expectancy at birth of 82.6 years; for men it was 78.8, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. For women that is 0.4 years less than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.4 less. It is the 23rd highest for women of 35 in the East Midlands.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in North Northamptonshire was £750.20 in April 2025 (£37,951 a year). That is 4.1% above the figure for the East Midlands and the 13th highest of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands. Jobs based in North Northamptonshire paid a median £700.30 a week, £49.90 less than the figure for people who live there.
The police recorded 67.7 crimes per 1,000 residents in North Northamptonshire in the year to March 2026 (25,714 offences in all), close to the middle of all 32 council areas in the East Midlands (14th highest rate). The rate was 70.8 in the year to March 2025. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 62.8 to 80.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in North Northamptonshire is £2,423.96, 5.3% more than in 2025-26. It is close to the middle of all 35 council areas in the East Midlands (17th highest). In 2021-22 the figure was £1,919.48, so it has risen 26%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 335,250 |
| 2016 | 341,647 |
| 2017 | 347,704 |
| 2018 | 351,998 |
| 2019 | 354,848 |
| 2020 | 356,437 |
| 2021 | 360,418 |
| 2022 | 363,723 |
| 2023 | 369,219 |
| 2024 | 375,336 |
| 2025 | 379,569 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £173,773 |
| July 2017 | £191,067 |
| July 2018 | £202,044 |
| July 2019 | £203,680 |
| July 2020 | £206,601 |
| July 2021 | £222,641 |
| July 2022 | £250,955 |
| July 2023 | £252,342 |
| July 2024 | £244,668 |
| July 2025 | £250,474 |
| July 2026 | £257,807 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2022 | £596.60 a week |
| 2023 | £643.90 a week |
| 2024 | £703.00 a week |
| 2025 | £750.20 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2021-22 | £1,919.48 |
| 2022-23 | £1,985.11 |
| 2023-24 | £2,089.06 |
| 2024-25 | £2,191.34 |
| 2025-26 | £2,301.93 |
| 2026-27 | £2,423.96 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 62.8 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 69.3 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 67.7 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 74.8 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 80.0 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 78.5 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 77.0 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 78.5 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 73.1 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 70.8 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 67.7 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 78.2% |
| 2016/17 | 77.9% |
| 2017/18 | 76.6% |
| 2018/19 | 76.7% |
| 2019/20 | 85.2% |
| 2020/21 | 79.7% |
| 2021/22 | 74.2% |
| 2022/23 | 79.0% |
| 2023/24 | 80.3% |
| 2024/25 | 76.7% |
| 2025/26 | 79.6% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.0 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 82.9 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 82.8 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 82.3 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 82.3 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 82.5 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 82.5 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 82.4 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 82.2 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 82.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 82.6 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 14,615 |
| 2017 | 15,305 |
| 2018 | 15,695 |
| 2019 | 17,880 |
| 2020 | 19,460 |
| 2021 | 18,980 |
| 2022 | 19,045 |
| 2023 | 17,085 |
| 2024 | 17,280 |
| 2025 | 17,020 |
| 2026 | 17,005 |
Questions about North Northamptonshire
What is the population of North Northamptonshire?
The ONS estimates 379,569 people lived in North Northamptonshire in mid-2025.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in North Northamptonshire?
The ONS claimant count was 7,855 in August 2026, 3.4% of 16 to 64-year-olds. It counts benefit claims, not unemployment.
What is the average house price in North Northamptonshire?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £257,807.
What is life expectancy in North Northamptonshire?
82.6 years for women and 78.8 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the average salary in North Northamptonshire?
£750.20 a week before tax, the median for full-time employees who live there (April 2025, ONS).
What is the crime rate in North Northamptonshire?
67.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How much is Band D council tax in North Northamptonshire?
£2,423.96 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
Who has power over North Northamptonshire
Every body that makes decisions for North Northamptonshire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- North Northamptonshire council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- North Northamptonshire in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Corby and East Northamptonshire: Lee Barron (Labour) MP
- Daventry: Stuart Andrew (Conservative) MP
- Kettering: Rosie Wrighting (Labour) MP
- South Northamptonshire: Sarah Bool (Conservative) MP
- Wellingborough and Rushden: Gen Kitchen (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Sum of the former Corby, East Northamptonshire, Kettering and Wellingborough partnerships, which make up this council area. Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East Midlands
- UK figures: UK population · UK unemployment rate · UK average house price
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Charnwood · Derby · Leicester · Nottingham · South Kesteven · West Northamptonshire
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