Castle
vs Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill
Castle has the younger population: 30% of residents are aged 15–29, against 25% in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill. Homes in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill sold for a median of £245,000, 36% above Castle. Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Castle has 20,466 residents in 8,952 households; Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill has 17,165 in 6,444. Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 10%, 2.8 percentage points more than Castle (West Northamptonshire: 17%). Castle has the higher share of people living alone: 40%, 13.5 percentage points more than Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill (West Northamptonshire: 27%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is flats in Castle (49%) and semi-detached houses in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill (35%). Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 50%, 27.1 percentage points more than Castle (West Northamptonshire: 65%). Castle has the higher share of private renting: 51%, 22.3 percentage points more than Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill (West Northamptonshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £180,000 in Castle and £245,000 in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.
Surroundings
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 16.1 percentage points more than Castle (West Northamptonshire: 16%). A typical postcode has 404 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Castle, and 93 in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill. The typical postcode is 476 m from the nearest school in Castle and 360 m in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill. The typical postcode is 1,105 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Castle and 1,568 m in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 82% of premises in Castle and 98% in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 358 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Castle and 101 in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill, 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.
Castle is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 20,466 people in 8,952 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £180,000 over the past two years, 40% below the West Northamptonshire median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 40% below the West Northamptonshire average.
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 17,165 people in 6,444 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £245,000 over the past two years, 18% below the West Northamptonshire median. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 62% above the West Northamptonshire average.
More comparisons.
Castle and Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.