South Northamptonshire Council

Name

South Northamptonshire Council

Legal name

West Northamptonshire Council

Website

https://southnorthants.gov.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

West Northamptonshire Council is a unitary local authority serving West Northamptonshire, England, delivering statutory services including council tax, waste collection, planning, housing, education, and adult social care to residents and local businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Public Services

NAICS

Other General Government Support (92119), Other General Government Support (921190), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Housing Programs (925110), Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings (56179), Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Refuse Systems (4953), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Business Services, Nec (7389)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ), Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH)

Keywords

• Local government services
• Council tax administration
• Waste and recycling services
• Planning and building control
• Adult social care

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

West Northamptonshire Council (the unitary successor to South Northamptonshire Council) delivers statutory local government services to residents and businesses of West Northamptonshire, including council tax billing and collection, household and commercial waste and recycling services, planning and building control, housing register and homelessness support, benefits administration, school admissions and SEND inclusion support, highways and transport, registrars (births/deaths/marriages), adult social care, and community services through Family Hubs and libraries.

Product overview

West Northamptonshire Council provides a comprehensive suite of public services through its website, organized as multiple distinct service areas including Council Tax, Bins and Waste, Planning, Housing and Benefits, Education and Schools, Highways and Transport, Births/Deaths/Marriages, Family Hubs, Adult Social Care, and Health and Wellbeing. The council operates specialized support services for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) through the Inclusion and Intervention Support Team (IIST), which includes Portage and Early Years services, School Age Specialist Support, and the Local Offer portal. Digital service delivery includes a Public Web Map for spatial data, an AI-powered Virtual Assistant chatbot, and an Online Payment System. The portfolio follows a platform approach with integrated service modules rather than a single unified product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Council Tax Services Services for residents to pay council tax, view accounts online, change addresses, and access discounts and reductions across West Northamptonshire.
• Bins, Recycling and Waste Services Household Waste Recycling Centre booking, bin collection day scheduling, garden waste collection, and new/replacement bin requests for residents of West Northamptonshire.
• Planning and Building Control View, comment on, and make planning applications, building control services, and planning policy information services for residents and developers.
• Housing, Benefits and Money Advice Housing register, homeless support, bidding for properties, benefits accounts, Universal Credit and Housing Benefit applications for residents in housing need.
• Early Years, Schools and Education School admissions and appeals, term dates, school travel assistance, SEND support information, and free school meals for families and children.
• Highways and Transport Pothole reporting, bus timetables, Blue Badges, car parks, and parking penalty notices services for residents and visitors.
• Births, Deaths and Marriages Statutory registration of births and deaths, ordering certificates, and wedding and ceremony bookings for residents.
• Family Hubs Support services for families including pregnancy and baby support, toddler services, school-age children support, and young people information.
• Adult Social Care and Wellbeing Adult safeguarding, keeping healthy, staying fit and independent, and making adult social care referrals for vulnerable adults.
• Local Offer Services directory for children and young people (aged 0 to 25) with special educational needs and disabilities, including guides, activities, health, housing, and preparation for adulthood.
• Inclusion and Intervention Support Team (IIST) Support service for children with SEND aged 0 to 19, including Early Years support, School Age support, and Family Offer, delivered through a new linked school approach and community drop-in sessions.
• Portage and Early Years Portage home teaching service and early years support for children with SEND from birth to end of reception year.
• Attendance and Behaviour Support Services School Attendance Support Service providing help with school attendance, early help assessments, and connections to IASS and EHCP services for parents.
• Independent Review Panel Services Services for requesting independent review of permanent school exclusions, including guidance on appeals and disability discrimination claims.
• Home Schooling (Elective Home Education) Support for parents electing to home educate their children, including home education plan submission and curriculum guidance.
• School Age Specialist Support Specialist support for children with SEND aged 5 to 19 years through linked school model, community drop-ins, and parent workshops.
• Inclusive Provision Toolkit Ordinarily available provision guidance for supporting children with SEND in schools, including Early Years and Post-16 sections for schools and educators.
• Public Web Map Interactive web map for exploring spatial data including planning applications, listed buildings, conservation areas, ward boundaries, and tree preservation orders.
• Online Payment System Online payment portal for council tax, invoices, business rates, parking fines, planning services, and other council payments using credit/debit cards or Direct Debit.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hampshire County Council: A larger two-tier county council providing upper-tier services (education, social care, transport) that overlap with West Northamptonshire's portfolio but as part of a wider set of mixed-tier responsibilities.
• Surrey County Council: A large upper-tier authority operating similar statutory services (education, SEND, adult social care, waste oversight) over a much larger population base, providing a benchmark for service scale and funding pressure.

Direct peers

• Somerset Council: Unitary authority created by merger in 2023 alongside the same reorganisation programme, sharing statutory responsibilities for council tax, waste, housing, education and SEND.
• Dorset Council: Unitary council formed in the same wave of English local government reorganisation, delivering an equivalent statutory portfolio to a comparable resident base.
• Wiltshire Council: Long-standing unitary council with a near-identical statutory service model — council tax, planning, waste, education, SEND and family services — operating at comparable scale.
• North Yorkshire Council: Large unitary council established via reorganisation with an equivalent statutory portfolio across council tax, planning, waste, SEND and family support.
• Central Bedfordshire Council: An adjacent unitary council of comparable size delivering the same statutory local-authority functions — Council Tax, planning, housing, waste, education support — to a similar resident profile.
• Buckinghamshire Council: A unitary council formed in 2020 with a similar service mix and population scale, operating under the same statutory framework with comparable council tax, waste, planning and SEND portfolios.
• North Northamptonshire Council: The companion unitary authority created in the same April 2021 Northamptonshire reorganisation, serving North Northamptonshire residents with the same statutory service portfolio (Council Tax, waste, planning, housing, education support, SEND).
• East Suffolk Council: A unitary district council delivering the full range of council tax, planning, waste, housing and community services to a similar population catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WestNorthants
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7V9eDxE5tBx8RkvkLdmEZA
• Facebookfacebook.com/WestNorthants
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/south-northamptonshire-council
• Instagraminstagram.com/westnorthants

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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