Neighbourhood · West Northamptonshire
Daventry Central: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Daventry Central neighbourhood of West Northamptonshire, England (ONS area West Northamptonshire 016). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NN11. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NN11 9DB.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Daventry Central is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against West Northamptonshire (3 of 21 signals falling, 4 rising). Houses here typically resell for £250,000 and flats for £130,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across West Northamptonshire (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Long Buckby, is 6.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£250,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£130,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +13% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.12; 4 of 21 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£43,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.2 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Daventry Central sits in West Northamptonshire
- Typical house price: joint 14th lowest of 53 neighbourhoods in West Northamptonshire
- Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 20 neighbourhoods in West Northamptonshire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 3rd lowest of 53 neighbourhoods in West Northamptonshire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Daventry Central
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
4 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against West Northamptonshire, 3 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Single-person households under 65
- Air quality
- Solar and heat pumps
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
- Borough against the region
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Long Buckby Railway station, 6.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (69 to 82 min) and Birmingham New Street (about 52 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St James Infant School 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school The Parker E-ACT Academy 550 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Requires improvement in 1 area, Inadequate in 3 (Jan 2025). Serious weaknesses.
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Daventry Central
What is the typical house price in Daventry Central?
£250,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.
How does Daventry Central compare with the rest of West Northamptonshire?
Typical house price: joint 14th lowest of 53 neighbourhoods in West Northamptonshire. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 20 neighbourhoods in West Northamptonshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 53 neighbourhoods in West Northamptonshire.
Is Daventry Central an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Daventry Central gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.12; 4 of 21 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Daventry Central?
Long Buckby. Railway station, 6.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (69 to 82 min) and Birmingham New Street (about 52 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Daventry Central?
Nearest state primary school. St James Infant School. 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The Parker E-ACT Academy. 550 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Requires improvement in 1 area, Inadequate in 3 (Jan 2025). Serious weaknesses.
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.