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Housing in NN4 8SR

What the homes in NN4 8SR 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
1,668 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.7%). Flats make up 20.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

NN4 8SREngland
Detached8.4%22.9%
Semi-detached26.4%31.5%
Terraced44.7%23%
Purpose-built flat20.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.4% of households in the NN4 8SR area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 9.4% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.

NN4 8SR
31%
16%
51%
England
  • Owned31.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented16.3%20.5%
  • Social rented51%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NN4 8SREngland
Owned outright9.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council34.9%8.3%
From a housing association16.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 31.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NN4 8SREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.9%). 29.4% of households include dependent children.

NN4 8SREngland
Living alone, under 6620.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.4%12.8%
Couple, no children13.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households11%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 8SR (Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill) (about 1,668 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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