Housing in NN12 7BB
What the homes in NN12 7BB 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
- 2,144 (2024)
NN12 7BBTowcester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (36.4%). Flats make up 22.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.5% of households in the NN12 7BB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 28.5% own outright and 33% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership5%1%
- Private rented22.5%20.5%
- Social rented11%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.4% 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 (22.6%). 25.3% 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 NN12 7BB (Towcester East & Paulerspury) (about 2,144 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.