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Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham

Middle area

The north west of the North Northamptonshire. 7,269 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 39 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 90% of people in Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£258,000
Joint 2,874th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,321
Joint 4,709th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
90%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham at a rate of 62.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.4 per 1,000 people across North Northamptonshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences153
Anti-social behaviour106
Other crime70
Drug offences29
Burglary26
Criminal damage and arson26
Vehicle crime21
Shoplifting17
Robbery5
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham compares

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Median sale price40 middle areas, North Northamptonshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Northamptonshire40 areas from £170,000 to £400,000. The middle area is £255,500. Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham is £258,000.
£258,00018th most expensive
Population40 middle areas, North Northamptonshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Northamptonshire40 areas from 5,609 to 13,797. The middle area is 9,256. Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham is 7,321.
7,32112th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares40 middle areas, North Northamptonshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in North Northamptonshire40 areas from 48.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.0%. Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham is 90.0%.
90%joint 8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage40 middle areas, North Northamptonshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Northamptonshire40 areas from 81.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 96.9%. Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham is 81.6%.
81.6%lowest

Is Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham at a rate of 62.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.4 per 1,000 people across North Northamptonshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (153), anti-social behaviour (106) and other crime (70).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of North Northamptonshire

These figures are published for the whole of North Northamptonshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Northamptonshire and not Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham alone. See North Northamptonshire

Average house price
£252,884
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,951
155th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.7×
Joint 147th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.5
Joint 140th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham was £258,000 in 2025.

Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham had 7,321 usual residents at the census.

About 90% of people in Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Rowlett, Gretton & Cottingham, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.