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Brackley

Ward

The south west of the West Northamptonshire. About 16,882 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 96% of people in Brackley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
16,180
566th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
96%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Brackley compares

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

BrackleyMiddle
Population35 wards, West Northamptonshire · 2021
Population: every ward in West Northamptonshire35 areas from 3,856 to 20,466. The middle area is 11,768. Brackley is 16,180.
16,1808th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares35 wards, West Northamptonshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in West Northamptonshire35 areas from 46.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Brackley is 96.0%.
96%11th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage35 wards, West Northamptonshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in West Northamptonshire35 areas from 69.5% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.8%. Brackley is 98.6%.
98.6%joint 11th highest
Claimant rate35 wards, West Northamptonshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in West Northamptonshire35 areas from 1.1% to 6.8%. The middle area is 2.5%. Brackley is 1.5%.
1.5%joint 2nd lowest

Is Brackley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brackley at a rate of 37.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.1 per 1,000 people across West Northamptonshire.

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

In August 2026 alone, 58 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brackley.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (257), anti-social behaviour (146) and other crime (89).

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 West Northamptonshire

These figures are published for the whole of West Northamptonshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of West Northamptonshire and not Brackley alone. See West Northamptonshire

Average house price
£291,929
Up 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,000
157th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.7×
Joint 151st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
16.6
Joint 119th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Brackley in brief

Brackley had 16,180 usual residents at the census.

About 96% of people in Brackley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Brackley, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Brackley, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.