Housing in NN1 2LA
What the homes in NN1 2LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Town Centre & Semilong
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,823 (2024)
NN1 2LANorthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (87.8%). Flats make up 90%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
11.2% of households in the NN1 2LA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 3% own outright and 8.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned11.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership5.5%1%
- Private rented26.5%20.5%
- Social rented55.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.7%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 43.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (38.4%). 28.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in West Northamptonshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Northamptonshire (August 2026, +3.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NN1 2LA (Town Centre & Semilong) (about 1,823 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.