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Housing in NN8 4FA

What the homes in NN8 4FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Central Wellingborough
Council
North Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,186 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (61.4%). Flats make up 73%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NN8 4FAEngland
Detached4.1%22.9%
Semi-detached11.6%31.5%
Terraced11.2%23%
Purpose-built flat61.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building8.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

22.8% of households in the NN8 4FA area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 12.2% own outright and 10.5% with a mortgage.

NN8 4FA
23%
26%
45%
England
  • Owned22.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6.5%1%
  • Private rented26%20.5%
  • Social rented44.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NN8 4FAEngland
Owned outright12.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council11.6%8.3%
From a housing association33.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 48.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NN8 4FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35.5%). 22.8% of households include dependent children.

NN8 4FAEngland
Living alone, under 6635.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%12.8%
Couple, no children12.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in North Northamptonshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Northamptonshire (August 2026, +5.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

North NorthamptonshireEngland
All homes£992£1,459
One bedroom£683£1,195
Two bedrooms£882£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,067£1,489
Four or more£1,528£2,161
Detached£1,331£1,640
Semi-detached£1,029£1,449
Terraced£965£1,435
Flat or maisonette£796£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NN8 4FA (Central Wellingborough) (about 1,186 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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