Rural South Northamptonshire
vs Woodford & Weedon
Woodford & Weedon has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Rural South Northamptonshire. Homes in Rural South Northamptonshire sold for a median of £440,000, 41% above Woodford & Weedon. Woodford & Weedon has more green space nearby (10% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Rural South Northamptonshire has 14,525 residents in 6,109 households; Woodford & Weedon has 11,577 in 4,994. Rural South Northamptonshire has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 2.7 percentage points more than Woodford & Weedon (West Northamptonshire: 17%). Woodford & Weedon has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 4.5 percentage points more than Rural South Northamptonshire (West Northamptonshire: 27%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 55% of homes in Rural South Northamptonshire and 43% in Woodford & Weedon. Rural South Northamptonshire has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 4.6 percentage points more than Woodford & Weedon (West Northamptonshire: 65%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (12% and 13%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £440,000 in Rural South Northamptonshire and £312,500 in Woodford & Weedon, against £300,000 across West Northamptonshire.
Surroundings
Woodford & Weedon has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 10%, 2.4 percentage points more than Rural South Northamptonshire (West Northamptonshire: 16%). A typical postcode has 8 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Rural South Northamptonshire, and 11 in Woodford & Weedon. The typical postcode is 1,230 m from the nearest school in Rural South Northamptonshire and 647 m in Woodford & Weedon. The typical postcode is 13,145 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Rural South Northamptonshire and 12,563 m in Woodford & Weedon. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 58% of premises in Rural South Northamptonshire and 79% in Woodford & Weedon.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 28 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Rural South Northamptonshire 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.
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.
Rural South Northamptonshire is one of 35 wards in West Northamptonshire, home to 14,525 people in 6,109 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £440,000 over the past two years, 47% above the West Northamptonshire median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 54% below the West Northamptonshire average.
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.
Rural South Northamptonshire and Woodford & Weedon next to other wards of West Northamptonshire.