Electoral wardE05016215
Irchester ward, North Northamptonshire
Irchester is one of 31 electoral wards of North Northamptonshire Council (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 12,986 residents in 5,647 households — 208 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Daventry and South Northamptonshire and Wellingborough and Rushden constituencies.
Residents, 202112,986council ward average 11,598
Households5,6472.3 residents per household
Density208/ km²about 62.49 km² · North Northamptonshire 364
Aged 65+24.7%North Northamptonshire: 18.2% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 542
5–95.5% · 708
10–157.2% · 936
16–193.9% · 506
20–244.0% · 520
25–349.2% · 1,192
35–4918.6% · 2,417
50–6422.8% · 2,956
65–7413.9% · 1,806
75–848.2% · 1,061
85+2.6% · 339
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.3% · 584
1 car or van38.8% · 2,195
2 cars or vans35.8% · 2,025
3 or more15.0% · 847
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; North Northamptonshire overall: 65.0% owned, 15.2% social rented, 18.5% private rented.
Owned outright42.4% · 2,392
With mortgage33.2% · 1,872
Shared ownership0.6% · 34
Social rented9.7% · 547
Private rented14.2% · 800
Lives rent free0.0% · 2
Type of home
Detached house32.3% · 1,822
Semi-detached house43.1% · 2,437
Terraced house17.8% · 1,004
Purpose-built flat3.9% · 220
Converted house0.7% · 40
Other conversion0.6% · 34
Above shop / office0.2% · 13
Caravan, mobile1.4% · 79
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016215- Constituency
- Daventry, South Northamptonshire, Wellingborough and Rushden
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 26 of 31
Parishes in the ward
BozeatEaston MauditGreat DoddingtonGrendonIrchesterStrixtonWilbyWollaston
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrickhill & Queensway18.3% aged 65+ · 50.8% owned16,873CCroyland & Swanspool12.9% aged 65+ · 51.3% owned11,496EEarls Barton24.0% aged 65+ · 77.9% owned10,847FFinedon24.4% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned4,555HHatton Park18.8% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned16,267HHigham Ferrers19.6% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned9,446IIrthlingborough17.5% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned9,311PPemberton20.7% aged 65+ · 68.6% owned10,325RRushden Lakes16.8% aged 65+ · 61.5% owned12,634RRushden South21.9% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned8,731VVictoria10.7% aged 65+ · 46.1% owned10,076
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.