Duston
vs Long Buckby
Duston has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Long Buckby. Homes in Long Buckby sold for a median of £362,000, 32% above Duston. Duston has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Duston has 16,674 residents in 7,154 households; Long Buckby has 9,448 in 4,060. Long Buckby has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 1 percentage point more than Duston (West Northamptonshire: 17%). Duston has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 2.7 percentage points more than Long Buckby (West Northamptonshire: 27%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Duston (49%) and detached houses in Long Buckby (50%). Duston has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 5 percentage points more than Long Buckby (West Northamptonshire: 65%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (14% and 14%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £275,000 in Duston and £362,000 in Long Buckby, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.
Surroundings
Duston has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 26%, 11.4 percentage points more than Long Buckby (West Northamptonshire: 16%). A typical postcode has 91 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Duston, and 8 in Long Buckby. The typical postcode is 404 m from the nearest school in Duston and 887 m in Long Buckby. The typical postcode is 2,964 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Duston and 2,958 m in Long Buckby. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Duston and 89% in Long Buckby.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 75 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Duston 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.
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.
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.
Duston and Long Buckby next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.