Braunston & Crick
vs Long Buckby
Braunston & Crick has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Long Buckby. Homes in Long Buckby sold for a median of £362,000, 3% above Braunston & Crick. Braunston & Crick has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Braunston & Crick has 12,181 residents in 4,574 households; Long Buckby has 9,448 in 4,060. Long Buckby has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 1.4 percentage points more than Braunston & Crick (West Northamptonshire: 17%). Long Buckby has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 2 percentage points more than Braunston & Crick (West Northamptonshire: 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 52% of homes in Braunston & Crick and 50% in Long Buckby. Braunston & Crick has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 3.5 percentage points more than Long Buckby (West Northamptonshire: 65%). Long Buckby has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 3.6 percentage points more than Braunston & Crick (West Northamptonshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £350,000 in Braunston & Crick and £362,000 in Long Buckby, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (16% and 15%). A typical postcode has 10 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Braunston & Crick, and 8 in Long Buckby. The typical postcode is 510 m from the nearest school in Braunston & Crick and 887 m in Long Buckby. The typical postcode is 6,747 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Braunston & Crick and 2,958 m in Long Buckby. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 78% of premises in Braunston & Crick and 89% in Long Buckby.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 68 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Braunston & Crick and 54 in Long Buckby, 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.
Braunston & Crick is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 12,181 people in 4,574 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £350,000 over the past two years, 17% above the West Northamptonshire median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the West Northamptonshire average.
Long Buckby is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 9,448 people in 4,060 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £362,000 over the past two years, 21% above the West Northamptonshire median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the West Northamptonshire average.
More comparisons.
Braunston & Crick and Long Buckby next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.