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Brickhill & Queensway
vs Earls Barton

Brickhill & Queensway has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Earls Barton. Homes in Earls Barton sold for a median of £320,000, 29% above Brickhill & Queensway. Earls Barton has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of North Northamptonshire with Brickhill & Queensway highlighted
Brickhill & Queensway
321 postcodes
Map of North Northamptonshire with Earls Barton highlighted
Earls Barton
282 postcodes
Map of North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire
city average

People

Brickhill & Queensway has 16,628 residents in 6,914 households; Earls Barton has 10,667 in 4,661. Earls Barton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 5.2 percentage points more than Brickhill & Queensway (North Northamptonshire: 18%). Brickhill & Queensway has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 4.4 percentage points more than Earls Barton (North Northamptonshire: 27%).

16,628Residents (2021)
10,667Residents (2021)
359,525Residents (2021)
6,914Households
4,661Households
148,918Households
16.7%Aged 15–29
13.9%Aged 15–29
16.7%Aged 15–29
18.9%Aged 65 and over
24.1%Aged 65 and over
18.2%Aged 65 and over
31.4%Living alone
27.0%Living alone
27.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Brickhill & Queensway (35%) and detached houses in Earls Barton (39%). Earls Barton has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 25.1 percentage points more than Brickhill & Queensway (North Northamptonshire: 65%). Brickhill & Queensway has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 3.1 percentage points more than Earls Barton (North Northamptonshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £249,000 in Brickhill & Queensway and £320,000 in Earls Barton, against £265,000 across North Northamptonshire.

£249,000Median sale price
£320,000Median sale price
£265,000Median sale price
52.6%Owner-occupied
77.7%Owner-occupied
65.0%Owner-occupied
15.2%Private renting
12.1%Private renting
18.4%Private renting
30.3%Social renting
9.3%Social renting
15.2%Social renting
13.6%Detached houses
39.4%Detached houses
29.9%Detached houses
34.8%Semi-detached houses
35.4%Semi-detached houses
35.3%Semi-detached houses
32.5%Terraced houses
15.5%Terraced houses
23.3%Terraced houses
16.4%Flats
3.3%Flats
9.1%Flats

Surroundings

Earls Barton has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 5.3 percentage points more than Brickhill & Queensway (North Northamptonshire: 14%). A typical postcode has 62 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brickhill & Queensway, and 15 in Earls Barton. The typical postcode is 319 m from the nearest school in Brickhill & Queensway and 562 m in Earls Barton. The typical postcode is 2,780 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brickhill & Queensway and 6,473 m in Earls Barton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Brickhill & Queensway and 77% in Earls Barton.

14.6%Green space within 500 m
19.9%Green space within 500 m
13.9%Green space within 500 m
62Services within 15 min (median)
15Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
319 mNearest school (median)
562 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
6.5 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
10Postcodes in flood risk areas
361Postcodes in flood risk areas
99.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
76.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 145 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Brickhill & Queensway and 57 in Earls Barton, against 91 across North Northamptonshire. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

145Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
57Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
91Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Brickhill & Queensway

Brickhill & Queensway is one of 31 wards in North Northamptonshire, home to 16,628 people in 6,914 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £249,000 over the past two years, 6% below the North Northamptonshire median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% above the North Northamptonshire average.

Earls Barton

Earls Barton is one of 31 wards in North Northamptonshire, home to 10,667 people in 4,661 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £320,000 over the past two years, 21% above the North Northamptonshire median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% above the North Northamptonshire average.

More comparisons.

Brickhill & Queensway and Earls Barton next to other wards of North Northamptonshire.

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