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Towns and cities in West Northamptonshire by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated 18 September 2026 · ONS mid-year estimates · GeoNames

All 66 populated places in West Northamptonshire, ranked by current population. The largest is Northampton, with 245,899 people.

Every place in West Northamptonshire, ranked

Do not add these figures together to get West Northamptonshire's population. Settlement boundaries overlap, so the rows below sum to more than the area actually holds: 375,727 against an official 439,811. The ONS figure above is the one to quote. Why figures differ.

439,811

population of West Northamptonshire (ONS, mid-2024)

towns & places

Northampton

largest place

#	Place	Population
1	Northampton	245,899
2	Daventry	28,123
3	Brackley	13,018
4	Towcester	9,057
5	Hardingstone	7,897
6	Brixworth	5,228
7	Deanshanger	3,817
8	Long Buckby	3,759
9	Hinton	3,493
10	Weedon Bec	2,706
11	Bugbrooke	2,692
12	Roade	2,312
13	Kings Sutton	2,116
14	Silverstone	1,907
15	Crick	1,886
16	Hartwell	1,875
17	West Haddon	1,718
18	Nether Heyford	1,637
19	Blisworth	1,591
20	Braunston	1,513
21	Potterspury	1,453
22	Cogenhoe	1,436
23	Hackleton	1,408
24	Harpole	1,344
25	Byfield	1,277
26	Kislingbury	1,237
27	Kilsby	1,196
28	Flore	1,194
29	Spratton	1,150
30	Welford	1,043
31	Croughton	992
32	Barby	955
33	Walgrave	868
34	Yelvertoft	764
35	Helmdon	761
36	Yardley Hastings	745
37	Syresham	711
38	Greatworth	708
39	Guilsborough	692
40	Naseby	687
41	Pitsford	671
42	Pattishall	664
43	Chacombe	659
44	Aynho	651
45	Paulerspury	644
46	East Haddon	643
47	Clipston	643
48	Badby	632
49	Whittlebury	589
50	Evenley	571
51	Chipping Warden	537
52	Cosgrove	521
53	Blakesley	508
54	Rothersthorpe	472
55	Staverton	458
56	Upper Boddington	451
57	Culworth	445
58	Maidwell	429
59	Eydon	422
60	Sulgrave	380
61	Moreton Pinkney	371
62	Litchborough	321
63	East Farndon	307
64	Wappenham	294
65	Shutlanger	290
66	Church Brampton	289

Common questions

What is the population of West Northamptonshire?

439,811, on the ONS mid-2024 estimate for West Northamptonshire. The individual towns listed on this page sum to more than that, because settlement boundaries overlap; the ONS figure is the one to quote for the area as a whole.

What is the largest town in West Northamptonshire?

Northampton, with 245,899 residents on current figures. This page ranks all 66 recorded places in West Northamptonshire by population, each linking to its own page with sources and, where held, a 2005 comparison.