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Electoral wardE05015984

Cogenhoe & The Houghtons ward, West Northamptonshire

Cogenhoe & The Houghtons is one of 35 electoral wards of West Northamptonshire Council (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 4,924 residents in 2,181 households — 83 people per km², the 32nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Northampton South and South Northamptonshire constituencies.

Residents, 20214,924council ward average 12,164
Households2,1812.26 residents per household
Density83/ km²about 59.40 km² · West Northamptonshire 309
Aged 65+26.3%West Northamptonshire: 17.1% · under 16: 15.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 182
5–95.2% · 256
10–156.9% · 339
16–193.6% · 176
20–243.7% · 183
25–347.6% · 375
35–4918.1% · 890
50–6424.9% · 1,228
65–7414.5% · 714
75–849.1% · 449
85+2.7% · 131

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.4% · 205
1 car or van34.8% · 760
2 cars or vans38.2% · 834
3 or more17.7% · 386
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; West Northamptonshire overall: 64.8% owned, 14.4% social rented, 19.1% private rented.

Owned outright42.1% · 918
With mortgage29.3% · 639
Shared ownership0.8% · 17
Social rented11.5% · 250
Private rented16.3% · 355
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house42.7% · 932
Semi-detached house38.1% · 832
Terraced house13.9% · 303
Purpose-built flat1.6% · 35
Converted house0.4% · 9
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.5% · 11
Caravan, mobile2.7% · 58
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05015984
Region
East Midlands
Density rank in council
32 of 35

Parishes in the ward

Brafield on the GreenCastle AshbyCogenhoe and WhistonDentonGreat HoughtonLittle HoughtonYardley Hastings

Other wards in the same constituency

BBilling16.2% aged 65+ · 61.1% owned11,965BBlackthorn & Rectory Farm11.8% aged 65+ · 49.9% owned11,827BBrackley16.1% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned16,187CCampion25.5% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned10,805CCastle7.2% aged 65+ · 23.3% owned19,849DDallington Spencer12.6% aged 65+ · 45.8% owned19,949DDeanshanger & Paulerspury20.8% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned13,511DDuston22.2% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned15,850FFar Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill10.1% aged 65+ · 50.0% owned17,166HHackleton & Roade20.0% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned11,006HHunsbury16.4% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned14,992MMiddleton Cheney23.1% aged 65+ · 73.0% owned13,024NNene Valley11.8% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned16,202RRural South Northamptonshire23.9% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned11,953

All 35 wards of West Northamptonshire

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 3 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.