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Housing in NN5 7EA

What the homes in NN5 7EA 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
2,054 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (51.5%). Flats make up 20.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

NN5 7EAEngland
Detached5.3%22.9%
Semi-detached22.9%31.5%
Terraced51.5%23%
Purpose-built flat16.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.7% of households in the NN5 7EA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 15% own outright and 17.8% with a mortgage.

NN5 7EA
33%
36%
27%
England
  • Owned32.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.8%1%
  • Private rented36.2%20.5%
  • Social rented27.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NN5 7EAEngland
Owned outright15%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council15.4%8.3%
From a housing association11.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NN5 7EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.8%). 28.8% of households include dependent children.

NN5 7EAEngland
Living alone, under 6621.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7%12.8%
Couple, no children11.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.3%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 NN5 7EA (King's Heath & Spencer) (about 2,054 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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