Brickhill & Queensway
vs Victoria
Victoria has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Brickhill & Queensway. Homes in Victoria sold for a median of £275,000, 10% above Brickhill & Queensway. Brickhill & Queensway has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Brickhill & Queensway has 16,628 residents in 6,914 households; Victoria has 11,439 in 4,662. Brickhill & Queensway has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 7.6 percentage points more than Victoria (North Northamptonshire: 18%). Brickhill & Queensway has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 2.4 percentage points more than Victoria (North Northamptonshire: 27%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Brickhill & Queensway (35%) and terraced houses in Victoria (41%). Brickhill & Queensway has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 53%, 4.3 percentage points more than Victoria (North Northamptonshire: 65%). Victoria has the higher share of private renting: 37%, 22 percentage points more than Brickhill & Queensway (North Northamptonshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £249,000 in Brickhill & Queensway and £275,000 in Victoria, against £265,000 across North Northamptonshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (15% and 14%). A typical postcode has 62 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brickhill & Queensway, and 138 in Victoria. The typical postcode is 319 m from the nearest school in Brickhill & Queensway and 375 m in Victoria. The typical postcode is 2,780 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brickhill & Queensway and 741 m in Victoria. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 100% of premises in Brickhill & Queensway and 96% in Victoria.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 145 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Brickhill & Queensway and 107 in Victoria, 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.
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 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.
Victoria is one of 31 wards in North Northamptonshire, home to 11,439 people in 4,662 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £275,000 over the past two years, 4% above the North Northamptonshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 4% above the North Northamptonshire average.
More comparisons.
Brickhill & Queensway and Victoria next to other wards of North Northamptonshire.