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Housing in NN15 5XT

What the homes in NN15 5XT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kettering Town & West
Council
North Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,163 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (63.4%). Flats make up 71.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NN15 5XTEngland
Detached4.7%22.9%
Semi-detached9.2%31.5%
Terraced14.5%23%
Purpose-built flat63.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

19.5% of households in the NN15 5XT area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 8.3% own outright and 11.2% with a mortgage.

NN15 5XT
19%
33%
46%
England
  • Owned19.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented33.2%20.5%
  • Social rented45.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NN15 5XTEngland
Owned outright8.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.2%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council21.5%8.3%
From a housing association24.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 57.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NN15 5XTEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.9%). 15.5% of households include dependent children.

NN15 5XTEngland
Living alone, under 6634.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.5%12.8%
Couple, no children12.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in North Northamptonshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Northamptonshire (August 2026, +5.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

North NorthamptonshireEngland
All homes£992£1,459
One bedroom£683£1,195
Two bedrooms£882£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,067£1,489
Four or more£1,528£2,161
Detached£1,331£1,640
Semi-detached£1,029£1,449
Terraced£965£1,435
Flat or maisonette£796£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NN15 5XT (Kettering Town & West) (about 1,163 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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