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Housing in PE8 5LU

What the homes in PE8 5LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Oundle, Warmington & Titchmarsh
Council
North Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,119 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (54.3%). Flats make up 1.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PE8 5LUEngland
Detached54.3%22.9%
Semi-detached28.3%31.5%
Terraced13.9%23%
Purpose-built flat0.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.3% of households in the PE8 5LU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 43.3% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.

PE8 5LU
71%
17%
England
  • Owned71.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented17.4%20.5%
  • Social rented9.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PE8 5LUEngland
Owned outright43.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.9%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 20.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PE8 5LUEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (25.3%). 21.6% of households include dependent children.

PE8 5LUEngland
Living alone, under 6610.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.6%12.8%
Couple, no children25.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%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 PE8 5LU (Oundle, Warmington & Titchmarsh) (about 2,119 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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