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Housing in NN4 8JS

What the homes in NN4 8JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill
Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,791 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.4%). Flats make up 4.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

NN4 8JSEngland
Detached38.2%22.9%
Semi-detached43.4%31.5%
Terraced13.9%23%
Purpose-built flat4.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.4% of households in the NN4 8JS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 28.2% own outright and 44.2% with a mortgage.

NN4 8JS
72%
15%
England
  • Owned72.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented14.7%20.5%
  • Social rented10.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NN4 8JSEngland
Owned outright28.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan44.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council5.7%8.3%
From a housing association5.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NN4 8JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.3%). 34.3% of households include dependent children.

NN4 8JSEngland
Living alone, under 6615.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%12.8%
Couple, no children17.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.6%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 NN4 8JS (Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill) (about 1,791 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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