Housing in NN4 8TR
What the homes in NN4 8TR 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
- 1,517 (2024)
NN4 8TRNorthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (43.8%). Flats make up 17.5%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
50.7% of households in the NN4 8TR area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 15.7% own outright and 35% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented17.4%20.5%
- Social rented29.9%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 2.9 people living in it. 16.6% 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 (28%). 44.8% 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 8TR (Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill) (about 1,517 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.