Billing
vs Cogenhoe & The Houghtons
Billing has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons. Homes in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons sold for a median of £380,000, 52% above Billing. Billing has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Billing has 11,296 residents in 4,404 households; Cogenhoe & The Houghtons has 4,868 in 2,170. Cogenhoe & The Houghtons has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 10.7 percentage points more than Billing (West Northamptonshire: 17%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (27% and 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Billing and 48% in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons. Cogenhoe & The Houghtons has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 10.6 percentage points more than Billing (West Northamptonshire: 65%). Billing has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 1.8 percentage points more than Cogenhoe & The Houghtons (West Northamptonshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £250,000 in Billing and £380,000 in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.
Surroundings
Billing has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 11.5 percentage points more than Cogenhoe & The Houghtons (West Northamptonshire: 16%). A typical postcode has 51 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Billing, and 8 in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons. The typical postcode is 603 m from the nearest school in Billing and 643 m in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons. The typical postcode is 6,595 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Billing and 7,926 m in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Billing and 86% in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 111 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Billing and 34 in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons, 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.
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 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.
Cogenhoe & The Houghtons is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 4,868 people in 2,170 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £380,000 over the past two years, 27% above the West Northamptonshire median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 43% below the West Northamptonshire average.
More comparisons.
Billing and Cogenhoe & The Houghtons next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.