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Housing in NN4 9QS

What the homes in NN4 9QS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Harpole, Kislingbury & Bugbrooke
Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,798 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (46.6%). Flats make up 2.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

NN4 9QSEngland
Detached46.6%22.9%
Semi-detached37.5%31.5%
Terraced13.6%23%
Purpose-built flat1.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.9% of households in the NN4 9QS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.4% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 46.2% own outright and 33.7% with a mortgage.

NN4 9QS
80%
England
  • Owned79.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented9.4%20.5%
  • Social rented10.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NN4 9QSEngland
Owned outright46.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.4%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association7.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NN4 9QSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.9%). 24.1% of households include dependent children.

NN4 9QSEngland
Living alone, under 6610.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.6%12.8%
Couple, no children20.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%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 9QS (Harpole, Kislingbury & Bugbrooke) (about 1,798 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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