Duston
vs Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Duston. Homes in Duston sold for a median of £275,000, 12% above Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill. Duston has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 26%).
People
Duston has 16,674 residents in 7,154 households; Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill has 17,165 in 6,444. Duston has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 12.2 percentage points more than Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill (West Northamptonshire: 17%). Duston has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 2.5 percentage points more than Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill (West Northamptonshire: 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 49% of homes in Duston and 35% in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill. Duston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 28.9 percentage points more than Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill (West Northamptonshire: 65%). Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill has the higher share of private renting: 29%, 14.7 percentage points more than Duston (West Northamptonshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £275,000 in Duston and £245,000 in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (26% and 26%). A typical postcode has 91 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Duston, and 93 in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill. The typical postcode is 404 m from the nearest school in Duston and 360 m in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill. The typical postcode is 2,964 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Duston and 1,568 m in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Duston and 98% in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 75 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Duston 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.
Duston is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 16,674 people in 7,154 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £275,000 over the past two years, 8% below the West Northamptonshire median. On average 26% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 65% above 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.
Duston and Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.