UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/west-northamptonshire
Council areaEast Midlands, England
House prices in West Northamptonshire
Homes in West Northamptonshire sold for a median of £300,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 11,506 standard sales.
That makes it the fifth most expensive of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £250,000.
Postcode districts in West Northamptonshire
The dearest district was OX17 (Banbury), at £425,000, and the cheapest was NN1 (Northampton), at £210,000. The dearest median is 2.0 times the cheapest.
The next dearest were MK19 (Milton Keynes), NN6 (Northampton) and NN12 (Towcester), and the next cheapest NN2 (Northampton), NN5 (Northampton) and NN3 (Northampton).
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Post towns in West Northamptonshire, by number of sales: Northampton (7 districts), Daventry (NN11), Towcester (NN12), Brackley (NN13), Banbury (OX17), Milton Keynes (MK19).
- OX17Banbury, 494 salesMedian price £425,000Price per square metre £4,330Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- MK19Milton Keynes, 330 salesMedian price £375,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- NN6Northampton, 1,215 salesMedian price £365,000Price per square metre £3,602Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
- NN12Towcester, 1,092 salesMedian price £365,000Price per square metre £3,725Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- NN13Brackley, 722 salesMedian price £345,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- NN7Northampton, 846 salesMedian price £344,500Price per square metre £3,507Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −5%
- NN4Northampton, 1,462 salesMedian price £307,000Price per square metre £3,547Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- NN11Daventry, 1,180 salesMedian price £277,000Price per square metre £3,302Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- NN3Northampton, 1,633 salesMedian price £270,000Price per square metre £3,083Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- NN5Northampton, 1,216 salesMedian price £270,000Price per square metre £3,189Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- NN2Northampton, 1,122 salesMedian price £250,000Price per square metre £2,948Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- NN1Northampton, 661 salesMedian price £210,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in NN6 (Northampton), up 7%, and fell most in NN7 (Northampton), down 5%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Obelisk Rise, Northampton (NN2)42 sales
- Drury Way, Overstone (NN6)41 sales
- Campus Drive, Northampton (NN2)31 sales
- Winchester Way, Towcester (NN12)30 sales
- Field View, Brackley (NN13)30 sales
- Halse Road, Brackley (NN13)28 sales
- Bridge Meadow Way, Grange Park (NN4)28 sales
- Jubilee Road, Northampton (NN5)27 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Miller Way, Adderbury (OX17, detached houses, £775,000), Overton Lane, Northampton (NN5, detached houses, £532,000) and Chiswick Street, Towcester (NN12, £523,500).
The cheapest were Albion Place, Northampton (NN1, flats, £77,000), Buckingham Road, Brackley (NN13, flats, £115,000) and Henry Bird Way, Northampton (NN4, flats, £125,000).
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 4,028 | £425,000 | £355,000 to £535,000 | £3,666/m²from 164 sales |
| Semi-detached | 3,642 | £285,000 | £246,000 to £326,000 | £3,354/m²from 114 sales |
| Terraced | 2,919 | £240,000 | £203,000 to £288,000 | £2,784/m²from 97 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 917 | £150,000 | £121,000 to £180,000 | Too few |
Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in West Northamptonshire, at 35% and 32% of sales.
Terraced houses stand out against the East Midlands as a whole: a median of £240,000 here, 26% more than the £190,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £3,375 per m², 17% above the £2,889 across the East Midlands as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 37%, from £219,000 in 2016 to £300,000 in 2025, less than the 48% rise across the East Midlands as a whole.
Living in West Northamptonshire
Crime
74 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
95% of homes can get it
Higher than 76 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
91% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 86 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,487 a year in West Northamptonshire for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 65 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the East Midlands
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. West Northamptonshire and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Rushcliffe£342,000
- Rutland£340,000
- Harborough£332,000
- Derbyshire Dales£320,000
- West Northamptonshire, this council area£300,000
- Blaby£282,000
- Oadby and Wigston£280,000
- Charnwood£275,000
- North West Leicestershire£272,500
- Melton£270,000
- Hinckley and Bosworth£265,000
- South Kesteven£265,000
- High Peak£265,000
- North Northamptonshire£264,000
- South Derbyshire£260,000
About these figures
West Northamptonshire's figures come from 11,506 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages). New builds made up 9% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.