Blackthorn & Rectory Farm
vs Headlands
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Headlands. Homes in Headlands sold for a median of £275,000, 27% above Blackthorn & Rectory Farm. Blackthorn & Rectory Farm has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm has 11,203 residents in 4,098 households; Headlands has 19,383 in 7,745. Headlands has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 6.9 percentage points more than Blackthorn & Rectory Farm (West Northamptonshire: 17%). Headlands has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 5.7 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 semi-detached houses in Headlands (48%). Headlands has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 66%, 15.9 percentage points more than Blackthorn & Rectory Farm (West Northamptonshire: 65%). Blackthorn & Rectory Farm has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 4.7 percentage points more than Headlands (West Northamptonshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £217,000 in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm and £275,000 in Headlands, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.
Surroundings
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 4.8 percentage points more than Headlands (West Northamptonshire: 16%). A typical postcode has 46 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm, and 74 in Headlands. The typical postcode is 384 m from the nearest school in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm and 315 m in Headlands. The typical postcode is 7,125 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm and 4,258 m in Headlands. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm and 99% in Headlands.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 110 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Blackthorn & Rectory Farm and 103 in Headlands, 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.
Headlands is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 19,383 people in 7,745 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £275,000 over the past two years, 8% below the West Northamptonshire median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% below the West Northamptonshire average.
More comparisons.
Blackthorn & Rectory Farm and Headlands next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.