Housing in NN4 8EE
What the homes in NN4 8EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cotton End, Brackmills & Hardingstone
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,604 (2024)
NN4 8EENorthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (62.5%). Flats make up 11.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56.6% of households in the NN4 8EE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.1% own outright and 32.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented38.3%20.5%
- Social rented4.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.2%). 29.3% 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 NN4 8EE (Cotton End, Brackmills & Hardingstone) (about 1,604 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.