Typical 3-bedroom house£254kmost £225k–£301k
Houses per m²£2,781flats £2,384
Sold last year2071,670 in five years
Prices in West Northamptonshire+1.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in NN1 sold for £253,919 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £225,301 and £300,900, for about 93 m² of space. That is 12% less than the same home across Northampton (£288,000).
207 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £108k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in NN1 2 (£2,474) and the most in NN1 5 (£2,991).
Across West Northamptonshire, prices are up 1.1% on a year ago and up 14% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,166 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,158 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £51,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.
Questions about NN1
Is NN1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 12% less than across Northampton; prices in West Northamptonshire are up 1.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (75% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (74% against 43.8%); 207 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in NN1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in NN1 sold for £253,919 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £225,301 and £300,900.
Is NN1 expensive for Northampton?
A 3-bedroom house in NN1 costs 12% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Northampton (£288,000).
How many homes sell in NN1 each year?
207 homes sold in the last year and 1,670 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near NN1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School, where 75% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.