Northampton house features

January 2026

The average house size in Northampton postcode area is 99.3m². This is by 2.2m² less than the average house size in England and Wales. On average, a house has 4.9 rooms including kitchen. This is by 0.0 less than the average house.

Northampton houses by number of rooms

Room count is number of habitable rooms. Habitable rooms include any living room, sitting room, dining room, bedroom, study and similar; and also a non-separated conservatory and a kitchen/diner having a discrete seating area. Excluded from the room count are any room used solely as a kitchen, utility room, bathroom, cloakroom, en-suite accommodation and similar, any hallway, stairs or landing, and any room not having a window.

Northampton houses by number of rooms
No. of roomsNorthamptonEngland & Wales
22.7%2.9%
313.9%12.5%
427.6%27.4%
529.8%31.1%
6+26.2%26.1%

Northampton map of average floor area size of houses

Northampton map of average floor area size of houses

Northampton houses by floor area size

The gross floor area - the total of all enclosed spaces measured to the internal face of the external walls

Northampton houses by floor area size
Floor area sizeNorthamptonEngland & Wales
under 30m²0.1%0.1%
30-49m²3.3%3.4%
50-69m²16.7%16.3%
70-89m²34.7%33.8%
90-109m²19.0%18.9%
110-149m²16.2%16.3%
150m²+9.8%11.1%

Northampton houses by rental type

Northampton houses by rental type
Rental typeNorthamptonEngland & Wales
social rental5.1%5.4%
private rental21.9%20.2%
non-rental73.0%74.4%

Northampton houses by number of fireplaces

The number of open fireplaces in the property. Air can pass between the inside of the property and the outside.

Northampton houses by number of fireplaces
Number of fireplacesNorthamptonEngland & Wales
088.3%89.8%
110.1%8.5%
21.4%1.5%
3+0.3%0.3%

Northampton houses by main heating fuel

The type of fuel used to power the central heating. Bio is one of biomass, B30D, B30K, bioethanol, biogas, rapeseed. Coal also includes anthracite. Dual is dual fuel with mineral or wood. Wood can be pellets, chips or logs.

Northampton houses by main heating fuel
Main heating fuel typeNorthamptonEngland & Wales
bio0.1%0.0%
coal0.1%0.2%
dual0.1%0.3%
elect5.1%5.5%
gas90.8%87.8%
LPG0.4%1.0%
no heat0.1%0.2%
oil3.3%4.8%
waste0.0%0.0%
wood0.1%0.2%

Northampton houses by windows glazing

The type of glazing. From British Fenestration Rating Council or manufacturer declaration.

Northampton houses by windows glazing
Windows glazingNorthamptonEngland & Wales
sigle1.9%2.6%
double/secondary86.0%89.4%
triple/multiple0.2%0.4%
high perfomance11.8%7.6%

Northampton houses by gas meter availability

A gas meter or a gas-burning appliance is available in the dwelling. A closed-off gas pipe does not count.

Northampton houses by gas meter availability
Mains gasNorthamptonEngland & Wales
gas meter/-burning appliance80.0%81.7%
no gas meter20.0%18.3%

Northampton houses by number of heated rooms

Northampton houses by number of heated rooms
No. of roomsNorthamptonEngland & Wales
10.5%0.6%
23.1%3.6%
314.2%13.0%
427.5%27.4%
529.1%30.2%
6+25.6%25.2%

Northampton houses by solar heating availability

Indicates whether the heating in the property is solar powered.

Northampton houses by solar heating availability
Solar heatingNorthamptonEngland & Wales
solar0.8%0.5%
no solar99.2%99.5%

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Plumplot area insights - interactive maps and charts

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