Blackthorn & Rectory Farm
vs Cogenhoe & The Houghtons
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 12% in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons. Homes in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons sold for a median of £380,000, 75% above Blackthorn & Rectory Farm. Blackthorn & Rectory Farm has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 9%).
People
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm has 11,203 residents in 4,098 households; Cogenhoe & The Houghtons has 4,868 in 2,170. Cogenhoe & The Houghtons has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 27%, 14.5 percentage points more than Blackthorn & Rectory Farm (West Northamptonshire: 17%). Cogenhoe & The Houghtons has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 4.7 percentage points more than Blackthorn & Rectory Farm (West Northamptonshire: 27%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is terraced houses in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm (42%) and detached houses in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons (48%). Cogenhoe & The Houghtons has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 23.4 percentage points more than Blackthorn & Rectory Farm (West Northamptonshire: 65%). Blackthorn & Rectory Farm has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 3 percentage points more than Cogenhoe & The Houghtons (West Northamptonshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £217,000 in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm and £380,000 in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.
Surroundings
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 7.6 percentage points more than Cogenhoe & The Houghtons (West Northamptonshire: 16%). A typical postcode has 46 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm, and 8 in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons. The typical postcode is 384 m from the nearest school in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm and 643 m in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons. The typical postcode is 7,125 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm and 7,926 m in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm and 86% in Cogenhoe & The Houghtons.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 110 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm 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.
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.
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.
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm and Cogenhoe & The Houghtons next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.