Housing in NN1 3JA
What the homes in NN1 3JA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- St Michael's Road
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,962 (2024)
NN1 3JANorthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (53.8%). Flats make up 38.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
30.8% of households in the NN1 3JA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 61.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 11.8% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.
- Owned30.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented61.4%20.5%
- Social rented7.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.3% 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 (30.4%). 21.8% 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 3JA (St Michael's Road) (about 1,962 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.