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Housing in NN12 6EF

What the homes in NN12 6EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Towcester East & Paulerspury
Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,672 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (50.2%). Flats make up 19.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

NN12 6EFEngland
Detached4.6%22.9%
Semi-detached50.2%31.5%
Terraced25.2%23%
Purpose-built flat19.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.2% of households in the NN12 6EF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 19.3% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.

NN12 6EF
41%
15%
37%
England
  • Owned41.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6.8%1%
  • Private rented14.7%20.5%
  • Social rented37.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NN12 6EFEngland
Owned outright19.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council7.2%8.3%
From a housing association30%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 38% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NN12 6EFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.4%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

NN12 6EFEngland
Living alone, under 6619.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.5%12.8%
Couple, no children17.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 NN12 6EF (Towcester East & Paulerspury) (about 1,672 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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