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Housing in NN16 8EA

What the homes in NN16 8EA 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
2,636 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.8%). Flats make up 31.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

NN16 8EAEngland
Detached10.2%22.9%
Semi-detached13.1%31.5%
Terraced44.8%23%
Purpose-built flat24.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.1% of households in the NN16 8EA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.6% own outright and 20.6% with a mortgage.

NN16 8EA
39%
36%
23%
England
  • Owned39.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented36.4%20.5%
  • Social rented22.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NN16 8EAEngland
Owned outright18.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council17.3%8.3%
From a housing association5.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NN16 8EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.1%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.

NN16 8EAEngland
Living alone, under 6629.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.4%12.8%
Couple, no children13.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.3%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 NN16 8EA (Kettering Town & West) (about 2,636 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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