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Housing in NN5 5BB

What the homes in NN5 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stornton & Sixfields
Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,174 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.9%). Flats make up 22.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

NN5 5BBEngland
Detached5.1%22.9%
Semi-detached46.9%31.5%
Terraced26%23%
Purpose-built flat21.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60.8% of households in the NN5 5BB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 26.5% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.

NN5 5BB
61%
32%
England
  • Owned60.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented32%20.5%
  • Social rented6.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NN5 5BBEngland
Owned outright26.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council2.8%8.3%
From a housing association3.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NN5 5BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.7%). 27% of households include dependent children.

NN5 5BBEngland
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.4%12.8%
Couple, no children19.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.4%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 NN5 5BB (Stornton & Sixfields) (about 2,174 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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