Renting in Northampton

Average Rent in Northampton: £1,000/mo

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Median asking rent across 5,177 live Northampton listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,000 /month

5,177 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Northampton by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£750/mo	126
1 bed	£775/mo	1,744
2 bed	£1,050/mo	1,558
3 bed	£1,300/mo	1,071
4+ bed	£1,750/mo	678

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Northampton

What it costs to rent in Northampton

Northampton currently has 5,177 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,000 a month. 187 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 49% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is NN10 at around £738/mo, while NN7 sits nearer £1,625/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Northampton around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Northampton by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 5,177 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Northampton

£750/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Northampton is £750 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 126 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Northampton

£775/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Northampton is £775 a month, 22% below the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 1,744 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Northampton

£1,050/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Northampton is £1,050 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 1,558 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Northampton

£1,300/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Northampton is £1,300 a month, 30% above the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 1,071 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Northampton

£1,750/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Northampton is £1,750 a month, 75% above the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 678 listings currently on the market.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Northampton rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Northampton. Latest: £1,078/mo (Jul 26, +3.2% YoY).

Latest

£1,078

Jul 26

Annual

+3.2%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£836

Aug 21

Total change

+29%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Northampton

Flats & apartments

1862

50% of listings

Houses

1796

48% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Northampton — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 47% of the 1,846 houses currently advertised in Northampton.

Terraced
47%876
Other house
24%439
Semi-detached
18%326
Detached
8%155
Bungalow
3%50

Rent by postcode

Where Northampton rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 4,151 live listings in 11 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Northampton

1NN7£1,625/mo61 rentals
2NN6£1,550/mo31 rentals
3NN5£1,150/mo460 rentals

Cheapest in Northampton

1NN10£738/mo4 rentals
2NN18£888/mo4 rentals
3NN1£900/mo1693 rentals

Features · Northampton

Garden, parking, and floor area in Northampton

Live signal across 5,177 Northampton rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

80%

of 1,179 Northampton listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

83%

of 1,425 Northampton listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Northampton this week

187 homes came onto the Northampton rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

187 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Northampton

Most Northampton homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 184,070 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.01

≈ Band C–D

Stock

184k

184,070 properties

A
21%38,350
B
22%40,770
C
25%45,530
D
13%24,240
E
10%17,720
F
6%10,560
G
4%6,470
H
0%440

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Northampton

94% of Northampton premises can already get full-fibre and 95% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

94%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

95%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

481 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
94%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (West Northamptonshire), July 2025, covering 183,732 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Northampton homes

52% of Northampton homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

52%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

48%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

154k

154,166 EPCs

A
1%1,243
B
17%26,456
C
34%52,480
D
34%53,155
E
11%16,202
F
2%3,732
G
1%898

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under West Northamptonshire. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Northampton

9 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Northampton centroid. The five closest:

1
New Horizons Academy
Not applicable · Free schools alternative provision · NN1 2NE
0.27 mi
2
Spring Lane Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · NN1 2JW
0.41 mi
3
Castle Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · NN1 2TR
0.42 mi
4
The CE Academy
Not applicable · Academy alternative provision converter · NN1 3EX
0.55 mi
5
Vernon Terrace Primary School
Primary · Community school · NN1 5HE
0.65 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Northampton centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Northampton

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Northampton has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 40 of 40 postcode districts analysed, the median was 128 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Northampton is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

128 crimes per area (median)
40 of 40 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Northampton’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Northampton

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Kingsthorpe has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Northampton.

Kingsthorpe
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (105) · pop. ~19,000
16
per 1k
Abington
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (235) · pop. ~10,000
71
per 1k
Duston
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (107) · pop. ~15,000
25
per 1k
Weston Favell
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (120) · pop. ~11,000
34
per 1k
St James
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (231) · pop. ~8,000
105
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Northampton listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Northampton.

Rightmove

2883

OpenRent

1079

PrimeLocation

477

OnTheMarket

402

Leaders

336

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Frequently asked

Renting in Northampton — your questions answered

How much is rent in Northampton?

The average (median) asking rent in Northampton is £1,000 a month — a 1-bed is £775 and a 2-bed £1,050, based on 5,177 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Northampton?

The median asking rent for a studio in Northampton is £750 a month, 25% below the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 126 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Northampton?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Northampton is £775 a month, 22% below the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 1,744 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Northampton?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Northampton is £1,050 a month, 5% above the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 1,558 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Northampton?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Northampton is £1,300 a month, 30% above the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 1,071 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Northampton?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Northampton is £1,750 a month, 75% above the city-wide median of £1,000, based on 678 listings currently on the market.

How many rental properties are available in Northampton?

There are currently 5,177 rental properties available in Northampton, with 187 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Northampton safe for renters?

Northampton has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 128 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Northampton?

The most commonly reported crime category in Northampton is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across East Midlands

Average rent across East Midlands

How Northampton compares with the other 14 places we track in East Midlands — median asking rent from live listings, updated September 2026.

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