Detached
£442,681
47% above the Northamptonshire average
31.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Northamptonshire? £301,327
The average house price in Northamptonshire is £301,327, based on 9,903 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.9% (£2,597) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 9,903
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Northamptonshire?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£277,205
8% below the Northamptonshire average
32.8% of sales
Terraced
£227,746
24% below the Northamptonshire average
28.4% of sales
Flats
£140,078
54% below the Northamptonshire average
7.8% of sales
Are house prices in Northamptonshire going up or down?
House prices in Northamptonshire are falling: down 0.9% (£2,597) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 38.0% (£82,952).
Past 12 months
−0.9%
−£2,597From £303,924 to £301,327
£306,121£301,327
Past 10 years
+38.0%
+£82,952From £218,375 to £301,327
£305,688£218,375
Quick answers for Northamptonshire
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£326,795
Highest average, reached in September 2023
How many homes sold?
9,903
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
32.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
39.0% of sales
How many people live in Northamptonshire?
785,169
859 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Northamptonshire?
321,402
352 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Northamptonshire?
43 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 67% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.4% of the area · 287 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Northamptonshire?
71 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −4.9% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
West Northamptonshire
£319,306
Least expensive
North Northamptonshire
£280,685
How does Northamptonshire rank?
39th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Northamptonshire?
The highest recorded sale prices in Northamptonshire, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
30 littlewood street, north northamptonshire
£19,500,000
Sold January 2026
View house details
How do house prices in Northamptonshire compare with nearby areas?
Northamptonshire compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Northamptonshire vs City of Milton Keynes
- Northamptonshire
- £301,327
- City of Milton Keynes
- £354,093+£52,766
Open comparison
Northamptonshire vs Bedfordshire
- Northamptonshire
- £301,327
- Bedfordshire
- £362,536+£61,209
Open comparison
Northamptonshire vs Rutland
- Northamptonshire
- £301,327
- Rutland
- £411,471+£110,144
Open comparison
Northamptonshire vs City of Leicester
- Northamptonshire
- £301,327
- City of Leicester
- £249,324−£52,003
Open comparison
Northamptonshire vs Leicestershire
- Northamptonshire
- £301,327
- Leicestershire
- £308,762+£7,435
Open comparison
Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire
- Northamptonshire
- £301,327
- Warwickshire
- £346,160+£44,833
Open comparison
Which areas of Northamptonshire are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 2 areas of Northamptonshire, most expensive first.
- 1
£319,306
Change over one year: −1.5%
- 2
£280,685
Change over one year: +0.2%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:13 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Northamptonshire dataset covers 26,927 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.