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Housing in NN4 9PS

What the homes in NN4 9PS 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
1,714 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (35.9%). Flats make up 7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

NN4 9PSEngland
Detached22.7%22.9%
Semi-detached34.3%31.5%
Terraced35.9%23%
Purpose-built flat6.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.2% of households in the NN4 9PS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 23.7% own outright and 33.5% with a mortgage.

NN4 9PS
57%
22%
19%
England
  • Owned57.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented22.3%20.5%
  • Social rented18.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NN4 9PSEngland
Owned outright23.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council16.9%8.3%
From a housing association1.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 24% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NN4 9PSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.1%). 32% of households include dependent children.

NN4 9PSEngland
Living alone, under 6614.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.4%12.8%
Couple, no children16.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.5%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 9PS (Briar Hill & Hunsbury Hill) (about 1,714 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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