Daventry North West
vs Woodford & Weedon
Daventry North West has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Woodford & Weedon. Homes in Woodford & Weedon sold for a median of £312,500, 20% above Daventry North West. Daventry North West has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 10%).
People
Daventry North West has 5,872 residents in 2,482 households; Woodford & Weedon has 11,577 in 4,994. Woodford & Weedon has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 8.4 percentage points more than Daventry North West (West Northamptonshire: 17%). Woodford & Weedon has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 1.9 percentage points more than Daventry North West (West Northamptonshire: 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Daventry North West and 43% in Woodford & Weedon. Woodford & Weedon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 9 percentage points more than Daventry North West (West Northamptonshire: 65%). Daventry North West has the higher share of private renting: 20%, 7.3 percentage points more than Woodford & Weedon (West Northamptonshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £260,000 in Daventry North West and £312,500 in Woodford & Weedon, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.
Surroundings
Daventry North West has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 13.1 percentage points more than Woodford & Weedon (West Northamptonshire: 16%). A typical postcode has 60 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Daventry North West, and 11 in Woodford & Weedon. The typical postcode is 676 m from the nearest school in Daventry North West and 647 m in Woodford & Weedon. The typical postcode is 6,128 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Daventry North West and 12,563 m in Woodford & Weedon. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 93% of premises in Daventry North West and 79% in Woodford & Weedon.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 72 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Daventry North West and 50 in Woodford & Weedon, 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.
Daventry North West is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 5,872 people in 2,482 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £260,000 over the past two years, 13% below the West Northamptonshire median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 44% above the West Northamptonshire average.
Woodford & Weedon is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 11,577 people in 4,994 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £312,500 over the past two years, 4% above the West Northamptonshire median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 39% below the West Northamptonshire average.
More comparisons.
Daventry North West and Woodford & Weedon next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.