Long Buckby
vs Naseby
Naseby has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Long Buckby. Homes in Naseby sold for a median of £375,000, 4% above Long Buckby. Long Buckby has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 13%).
People
Long Buckby has 9,448 residents in 4,060 households; Naseby has 5,978 in 2,414. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (23% and 24%). Long Buckby has the higher share of people living alone: 26%, 3 percentage points more than Naseby (West Northamptonshire: 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 50% of homes in Long Buckby and 56% in Naseby. Naseby has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 78%, 3.7 percentage points more than Long Buckby (West Northamptonshire: 65%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (14% and 13%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £362,000 in Long Buckby and £375,000 in Naseby, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.
Surroundings
Long Buckby has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 1.3 percentage points more than Naseby (West Northamptonshire: 16%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Long Buckby, and 8 in Naseby. The typical postcode is 887 m from the nearest school in Long Buckby and 1,267 m in Naseby. The typical postcode is 2,958 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Long Buckby and 8,189 m in Naseby. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in Long Buckby and 82% in Naseby.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 54 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Long Buckby and 25 in Naseby, 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.
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.
Naseby is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 5,978 people in 2,414 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £375,000 over the past two years, 25% above the West Northamptonshire median. On average 13% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 15% below the West Northamptonshire average.
More comparisons.
Long Buckby and Naseby next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.