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Middleton Cheney
vs Woodford & Weedon

Middleton Cheney has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Woodford & Weedon. Homes in Middleton Cheney sold for a median of £407,000, 30% above Woodford & Weedon. Woodford & Weedon has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 9%).

Map of West Northamptonshire with Middleton Cheney highlighted
Middleton Cheney
372 postcodes
Map of West Northamptonshire with Woodford & Weedon highlighted
Woodford & Weedon
357 postcodes
Map of West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire
city average

People

Middleton Cheney has 11,474 residents in 4,691 households; Woodford & Weedon has 11,577 in 4,994. Middleton Cheney has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 23%, 1.2 percentage points more than Woodford & Weedon (West Northamptonshire: 17%). Woodford & Weedon has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 2.4 percentage points more than Middleton Cheney (West Northamptonshire: 27%).

11,474Residents (2021)
11,577Residents (2021)
425,725Residents (2021)
4,691Households
4,994Households
172,639Households
15.8%Aged 15–29
13.9%Aged 15–29
17.7%Aged 15–29
22.9%Aged 65 and over
21.7%Aged 65 and over
17.1%Aged 65 and over
25.1%Living alone
27.5%Living alone
26.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Middleton Cheney and 43% in Woodford & Weedon. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (73% and 73%). Middleton Cheney has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 1.1 percentage points more than Woodford & Weedon (West Northamptonshire: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £407,000 in Middleton Cheney and £312,500 in Woodford & Weedon, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.

£407,000Median sale price
£312,500Median sale price
£300,000Median sale price
72.6%Owner-occupied
72.8%Owner-occupied
64.8%Owner-occupied
14.1%Private renting
13.0%Private renting
19.1%Private renting
12.1%Social renting
13.0%Social renting
14.4%Social renting
42.4%Detached houses
43.2%Detached houses
31.7%Detached houses
37.3%Semi-detached houses
33.7%Semi-detached houses
31.6%Semi-detached houses
15.5%Terraced houses
15.9%Terraced houses
23.1%Terraced houses
2.3%Flats
4.9%Flats
10.8%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (9% and 10%). A typical postcode has 14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Middleton Cheney, and 11 in Woodford & Weedon. The typical postcode is 588 m from the nearest school in Middleton Cheney and 647 m in Woodford & Weedon. The typical postcode is 4,270 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Middleton Cheney and 12,563 m in Woodford & Weedon. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 80% of premises in Middleton Cheney and 79% in Woodford & Weedon.

9.1%Green space within 500 m
9.7%Green space within 500 m
15.8%Green space within 500 m
14Services within 15 min (median)
11Services within 15 min (median)
40Services within 15 min (median)
588 mNearest school (median)
647 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
4.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
12.6 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
18Postcodes in flood risk areas
31Postcodes in flood risk areas
508Postcodes in flood risk areas
79.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
79.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 38 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Middleton Cheney and 50 in Woodford & Weedon, 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.

38Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
50Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
96Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

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.

Middleton Cheney

Middleton Cheney is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 11,474 people in 4,691 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £407,000 over the past two years, 36% above the West Northamptonshire median. On average 9% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 42% below the West Northamptonshire average.

Woodford & Weedon

Woodford & Weedon is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 11,577 people in 4,994 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £312,500 over the past two years, 4% above the West Northamptonshire median. On average 10% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 39% below the West Northamptonshire average.

More comparisons.

Middleton Cheney and Woodford & Weedon next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.

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