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Housing in NN2 6FA

What the homes in NN2 6FA 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)
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 6FAEngland
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 6FA 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 6FA
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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 6FAEngland
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 6FAEngland
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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 6FAEngland
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 6FA (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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