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Housing in NN2 6EA

What the homes in NN2 6EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Town Centre & Semilong
Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,133 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (59.3%). Flats make up 24.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

NN2 6EAEngland
Detached6%22.9%
Semi-detached10.4%31.5%
Terraced59.3%23%
Purpose-built flat19.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

29.9% of households in the NN2 6EA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 49.8% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 12.7% own outright and 17.1% with a mortgage.

NN2 6EA
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  • Owned29.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented49.8%20.5%
  • Social rented19.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NN2 6EAEngland
Owned outright12.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent47.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council10.3%8.3%
From a housing association9.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NN2 6EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.2%). 25.1% of households include dependent children.

NN2 6EAEngland
Living alone, under 6623.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.3%12.8%
Couple, no children16.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.5%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 NN2 6EA (Town Centre & Semilong) (about 2,133 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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