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Billing
vs Blackthorn & Rectory Farm

Blackthorn & Rectory Farm has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Billing. Homes in Billing sold for a median of £250,000, 15% above Blackthorn & Rectory Farm. Billing has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 17%).

Map of West Northamptonshire with Billing highlighted
Billing
171 postcodes
Map of West Northamptonshire with Blackthorn & Rectory Farm highlighted
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm
130 postcodes
Map of West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire
city average

People

Billing has 11,296 residents in 4,404 households; Blackthorn & Rectory Farm has 11,203 in 4,098. Billing has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 3.8 percentage points more than Blackthorn & Rectory Farm (West Northamptonshire: 17%). Billing has the higher share of people living alone: 27%, 3.8 percentage points more than Blackthorn & Rectory Farm (West Northamptonshire: 27%).

11,296Residents (2021)
11,203Residents (2021)
425,725Residents (2021)
4,404Households
4,098Households
172,639Households
17.6%Aged 15–29
19.1%Aged 15–29
17.7%Aged 15–29
15.8%Aged 65 and over
12.0%Aged 65 and over
17.1%Aged 65 and over
27.1%Living alone
23.3%Living alone
26.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is detached houses in Billing (34%) and terraced houses in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm (42%). Billing has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 12.8 percentage points more than Blackthorn & Rectory Farm (West Northamptonshire: 65%). Blackthorn & Rectory Farm has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 1.2 percentage points more than Billing (West Northamptonshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £250,000 in Billing and £217,000 in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.

£250,000Median sale price
£217,000Median sale price
£300,000Median sale price
62.5%Owner-occupied
49.7%Owner-occupied
64.8%Owner-occupied
18.0%Private renting
19.2%Private renting
19.1%Private renting
17.8%Social renting
28.4%Social renting
14.4%Social renting
33.8%Detached houses
19.8%Detached houses
31.7%Detached houses
26.7%Semi-detached houses
29.8%Semi-detached houses
31.6%Semi-detached houses
28.0%Terraced houses
42.0%Terraced houses
23.1%Terraced houses
5.4%Flats
7.9%Flats
10.8%Flats

Surroundings

Billing has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 3.9 percentage points more than Blackthorn & Rectory Farm (West Northamptonshire: 16%). A typical postcode has 51 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Billing, and 46 in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm. The typical postcode is 603 m from the nearest school in Billing and 384 m in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm. The typical postcode is 6,595 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Billing and 7,125 m in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Billing and 99% in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm.

20.5%Green space within 500 m
16.6%Green space within 500 m
15.8%Green space within 500 m
51Services within 15 min (median)
46Services within 15 min (median)
40Services within 15 min (median)
603 mNearest school (median)
384 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
6.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
7.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
17Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
508Postcodes in flood risk areas
89.4%Gigabit broadband (premises)
99.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 111 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Billing and 110 in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm, against 96 across West 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.

111Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
110Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
96Recorded 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.

Billing

Billing is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 11,296 people in 4,404 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 17% below the West Northamptonshire median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 30% above the West Northamptonshire average.

Blackthorn & Rectory Farm

Blackthorn & Rectory Farm is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 11,203 people in 4,098 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £217,000 over the past two years, 28% below the West Northamptonshire median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 5% above the West Northamptonshire average.

More comparisons.

Billing and Blackthorn & Rectory Farm next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.

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