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Irchester

Ward

The south of the North Northamptonshire. About 13,425 people in 62 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 87% of people in Irchester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,984
Joint 1,294th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
87%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Irchester compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

IrchesterMiddle
Population31 wards, North Northamptonshire · 2021
Population: every ward in North Northamptonshire31 areas from 4,554 to 18,667. The middle area is 11,449. Irchester is 12,984.
12,98412th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares31 wards, North Northamptonshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in North Northamptonshire31 areas from 51.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.0%. Irchester is 87.0%.
87%3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage31 wards, North Northamptonshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in North Northamptonshire31 areas from 84.4% to 99.9%. The middle area is 97.0%. Irchester is 97.0%.
97.0%joint 15th lowest
Claimant rate31 wards, North Northamptonshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in North Northamptonshire31 areas from 1.8% to 6.2%. The middle area is 3.4%. Irchester is 2.7%.
2.7%joint 14th lowest

Is Irchester safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Irchester at a rate of 48.8 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, 66 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Irchester.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (253), anti-social behaviour (130) and other crime (91).

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 ward, so they describe all of North Northamptonshire and not Irchester alone. See North Northamptonshire

Average house price
£257,807
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,951
155th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.8×
Joint 148th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
18.5
Joint 140th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Irchester in brief

Irchester had 12,984 usual residents at the census.

About 87% of people in Irchester live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Irchester, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Irchester, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.