Housing in NN5 7BF
What the homes in NN5 7BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- King's Heath & Spencer
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,825 (2024)
NN5 7BFNorthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (52.6%). Flats make up 23.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
38.6% of households in the NN5 7BF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 14.5% own outright and 24.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented13.1%20.5%
- Social rented46%17.1%
- Lives rent free1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 32% 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 (23.2%). 35.2% 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 NN5 7BF (King's Heath & Spencer) (about 1,825 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.