Headlands
vs Weston Favell & Abington Vale
Headlands has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Weston Favell & Abington Vale. Homes in Weston Favell & Abington Vale sold for a median of £335,000, 22% above Headlands. Weston Favell & Abington Vale has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Headlands has 19,383 residents in 7,745 households; Weston Favell & Abington Vale has 11,261 in 4,388. Weston Favell & Abington Vale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 22%, 2.8 percentage points more than Headlands (West Northamptonshire: 17%). Headlands has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 5.6 percentage points more than Weston Favell & Abington Vale (West Northamptonshire: 27%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Headlands (48%) and detached houses in Weston Favell & Abington Vale (52%). Weston Favell & Abington Vale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 79%, 13.7 percentage points more than Headlands (West Northamptonshire: 65%). Headlands has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 1.6 percentage points more than Weston Favell & Abington Vale (West Northamptonshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £275,000 in Headlands and £335,000 in Weston Favell & Abington Vale, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.
Surroundings
Weston Favell & Abington Vale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 2.6 percentage points more than Headlands (West Northamptonshire: 16%). A typical postcode has 74 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Headlands, and 68 in Weston Favell & Abington Vale. The typical postcode is 315 m from the nearest school in Headlands and 376 m in Weston Favell & Abington Vale. The typical postcode is 4,258 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Headlands and 4,193 m in Weston Favell & Abington Vale. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Headlands and 99% in Weston Favell & Abington Vale.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 103 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Headlands and 60 in Weston Favell & Abington Vale, 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.
Headlands is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 19,383 people in 7,745 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £275,000 over the past two years, 8% below the West Northamptonshire median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 25% below the West Northamptonshire average.
Weston Favell & Abington Vale is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 11,261 people in 4,388 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £335,000 over the past two years, 12% above the West Northamptonshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% below the West Northamptonshire average.
More comparisons.
Headlands and Weston Favell & Abington Vale next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.