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Housing in NN5 5LY

What the homes in NN5 5LY 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
2,292 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.3%). Flats make up 36.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

NN5 5LYEngland
Detached2.8%22.9%
Semi-detached10.2%31.5%
Terraced50.3%23%
Purpose-built flat31.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.3% of households in the NN5 5LY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 42.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 15.6% own outright and 18.7% with a mortgage.

NN5 5LY
34%
43%
22%
England
  • Owned34.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented42.5%20.5%
  • Social rented21.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NN5 5LYEngland
Owned outright15.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council15.1%8.3%
From a housing association6.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NN5 5LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.3%). 22.9% of households include dependent children.

NN5 5LYEngland
Living alone, under 6627.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.4%12.8%
Couple, no children17.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.4%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 5LY (Stornton & Sixfields) (about 2,292 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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