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North Town

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South east Rushmoor. About 8,534 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 91% of people in North Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,844
3,506th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
91%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How North Town compares

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

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Population13 wards, Rushmoor · 2021
Population: every ward in Rushmoor13 areas from 6,564 to 9,302. The middle area is 7,354. North Town is 7,844.
7,8445th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 wards, Rushmoor · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Rushmoor13 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. North Town is 91.0%.
91%2nd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 wards, Rushmoor · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rushmoor13 areas from 89.4% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.2%. North Town is 99.5%.
99.5%4th highest
Claimant rate13 wards, Rushmoor · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rushmoor13 areas from 2.2% to 4.6%. The middle area is 2.6%. North Town is 3.3%.
3.3%5th highest

Is North Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in North Town at a rate of 100.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 77.9 per 1,000 people across Rushmoor.

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

In August 2026 alone, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in North Town.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (312), other crime (153) and shoplifting (140).

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 Rushmoor

These figures are published for the whole of Rushmoor, not for each ward, so they describe all of Rushmoor and not North Town alone. See Rushmoor

Average house price
£326,771
Up 0.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,883
Joint 152nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.6×
Joint 101st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.2
Joint 99th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
North Town in brief

North Town had 7,844 usual residents at the census.

About 91% of people in North Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In North Town, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In North Town, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.