Housing in NN3 8LP
What the homes in NN3 8LP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackthorn & Lings
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,748 (2024)
NN3 8LPNorthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (52.1%). Flats make up 0.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.2% of households in the NN3 8LP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 32.6% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented25.7%20.5%
- Social rented12.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 15.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (21.7%). 29.4% 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 NN3 8LP (Blackthorn & Lings) (about 1,748 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.