Housing in NN6 8DS
What the homes in NN6 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Long Buckby East & Ravensthorpe
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,862 (2024)
NN6 8DSNorthampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (64.7%). Flats make up 3.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
79.3% of households in the NN6 8DS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 48.7% own outright and 30.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented14.1%20.5%
- Social rented5.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (20.9%). 22.5% 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 NN6 8DS (Long Buckby East & Ravensthorpe) (about 1,862 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.