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Housing in NN1 4EJ

What the homes in NN1 4EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Abington
Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,977 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (70.8%). Flats make up 18.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

NN1 4EJEngland
Detached3.8%22.9%
Semi-detached6.5%31.5%
Terraced70.8%23%
Purpose-built flat9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.7% of households in the NN1 4EJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 46.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 21% own outright and 25.7% with a mortgage.

NN1 4EJ
47%
46%
England
  • Owned46.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented46.2%20.5%
  • Social rented6.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NN1 4EJEngland
Owned outright21%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent41.9%18.2%
Other private rented4.3%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NN1 4EJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.7%). 23.1% of households include dependent children.

NN1 4EJEngland
Living alone, under 6622.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

West NorthamptonshireEngland
All homes£1,084£1,459
One bedroom£752£1,195
Two bedrooms£954£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,166£1,489
Four or more£1,681£2,161
Detached£1,470£1,640
Semi-detached£1,107£1,449
Terraced£1,063£1,435
Flat or maisonette£858£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NN1 4EJ (Abington) (about 1,977 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.

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