Kingsley & Semilong
vs Kingsthorpe South
Kingsthorpe South has the younger population: 24% of residents are aged 15–29, against 22% in Kingsley & Semilong. Homes in Kingsthorpe South sold for a median of £248,350, 18% above Kingsley & Semilong. Kingsthorpe South has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Kingsley & Semilong has 13,213 residents in 5,521 households; Kingsthorpe South has 11,768 in 4,508. Kingsley & Semilong has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 12%, 1.8 percentage points more than Kingsthorpe South (West Northamptonshire: 17%). Kingsley & Semilong has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 4 percentage points more than Kingsthorpe South (West Northamptonshire: 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 46% of homes in Kingsley & Semilong and 41% in Kingsthorpe South. Kingsthorpe South has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 49%, 3.3 percentage points more than Kingsley & Semilong (West Northamptonshire: 65%). Kingsley & Semilong has the higher share of private renting: 36%, 12.9 percentage points more than Kingsthorpe South (West Northamptonshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £210,000 in Kingsley & Semilong and £248,350 in Kingsthorpe South, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (18% and 19%). A typical postcode has 150 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Kingsley & Semilong, and 100 in Kingsthorpe South. The typical postcode is 371 m from the nearest school in Kingsley & Semilong and 297 m in Kingsthorpe South. The typical postcode is 2,134 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Kingsley & Semilong and 2,575 m in Kingsthorpe South. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Kingsley & Semilong and 96% in Kingsthorpe South.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 220 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Kingsley & Semilong and 143 in Kingsthorpe South, 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.
Kingsley & Semilong is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 13,213 people in 5,521 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £210,000 over the past two years, 30% below the West Northamptonshire median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% above the West Northamptonshire average.
Kingsthorpe South is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 11,768 people in 4,508 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £248,350 over the past two years, 17% below the West Northamptonshire median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 20% above the West Northamptonshire average.
More comparisons.
Kingsley & Semilong and Kingsthorpe South next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.