Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill
vs Hackleton & Roade
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill has the younger population: 25% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Hackleton & Roade. Homes in Hackleton & Roade sold for a median of £355,000, 45% above Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill. Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill has more green space nearby (26% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill has 17,165 residents in 6,444 households; Hackleton & Roade has 11,591 in 4,889. Hackleton & Roade 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%). Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 2.2 percentage points more than Hackleton & Roade (West Northamptonshire: 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 35% of homes in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill and 42% in Hackleton & Roade. Hackleton & Roade has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 27.5 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%, 18.7 percentage points more than Hackleton & Roade (West Northamptonshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £245,000 in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill and £355,000 in Hackleton & Roade, 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%, 13.3 percentage points more than Hackleton & Roade (West Northamptonshire: 16%). A typical postcode has 93 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill, and 11 in Hackleton & Roade. The typical postcode is 360 m from the nearest school in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill and 510 m in Hackleton & Roade. The typical postcode is 1,568 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill and 8,842 m in Hackleton & Roade. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill and 89% in Hackleton & Roade.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 101 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill and 41 in Hackleton & Roade, 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.
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.
Hackleton & Roade is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 11,591 people in 4,889 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £355,000 over the past two years, 18% above the West Northamptonshire median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% below the West Northamptonshire average.
More comparisons.
Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill and Hackleton & Roade next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.