Electoral wardE05016007
Towcester ward, West Northamptonshire
Towcester is one of 35 electoral wards of West Northamptonshire Council (East Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 13,335 residents in 5,693 households — 353 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the South Northamptonshire constituency.
Residents, 202113,335council ward average 12,164
Households5,6932.34 residents per household
Density353/ km²about 37.80 km² · West Northamptonshire 309
Aged 65+17.8%West Northamptonshire: 17.1% · under 16: 18.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 732
5–95.9% · 786
10–157.1% · 952
16–193.8% · 512
20–244.8% · 634
25–3414.0% · 1,867
35–4920.1% · 2,677
50–6420.9% · 2,792
65–7410.7% · 1,428
75–845.0% · 670
85+2.1% · 281
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.9% · 622
1 car or van36.2% · 2,063
2 cars or vans38.7% · 2,202
3 or more14.2% · 806
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Northamptonshire overall: 64.8% owned, 14.4% social rented, 19.1% private rented.
Owned outright32.5% · 1,853
With mortgage38.2% · 2,178
Shared ownership2.6% · 150
Social rented12.4% · 708
Private rented14.1% · 806
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house40.5% · 2,303
Semi-detached house32.5% · 1,851
Terraced house17.5% · 998
Purpose-built flat7.6% · 433
Converted house0.7% · 42
Other conversion0.4% · 23
Above shop / office0.7% · 38
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016007- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 35
Parishes in the ward
Easton NestonGaytonPattishallTiffieldTowcester
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrackley16.1% aged 65+ · 74.9% owned16,187CCampion25.5% aged 65+ · 78.1% owned10,805CCogenhoe & The Houghtons26.3% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned4,924DDeanshanger & Paulerspury20.8% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned13,511HHackleton & Roade20.0% aged 65+ · 76.8% owned11,006MMiddleton 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
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.