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Rushden West & North

Middle area

The south of the North Northamptonshire. 12,233 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 97% of people in Rushden West & North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£255,000
Joint 2,794th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,347
198th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
97%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Rushden West & North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rushden West & North at a rate of 109.5 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 offences390
Anti-social behaviour303
Shoplifting219
Other crime162
Criminal damage and arson86
Vehicle crime84
Burglary34
Drug offences29
Robbery26
Theft from the person6

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Rushden West & North 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. Rushden West & North is £255,000.
£255,00020th cheapest
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. Rushden West & North is 12,347.
12,3473rd most 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%. Rushden West & North is 97.0%.
97%joint 16th 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%. Rushden West & North is 98.6%.
98.6%12th highest

Is Rushden West & North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rushden West & North at a rate of 109.5 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, 117 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rushden West & North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (390), anti-social behaviour (303) and shoplifting (219).

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 Rushden West & North 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
Rushden West & North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Rushden West & North was £255,000 in 2025.

Rushden West & North had 12,347 usual residents at the census.

About 97% of people in Rushden West & North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Rushden West & North, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.