West Northamptonshire: the market in figures
Growth has almost stopped in West Northamptonshire: the past year added just 0.2%, to £289,726, and the price is barely above the 2025 figure of £289,196. East Midlands as a whole rose 0.5%. Across all 135 covered areas it sits 51st, and inside its region it is 4th of 11, where the average is £241,955, which makes West Northamptonshire 19.7% above its region and 6.1% above the UK's £273,037.
The longer view is more active. From £218,878 in 2016 the price reached £289,726 in 2026, a gain of 32.4%, or £70,848. The big years were 2017, at 6.7%, and 2022, at 10.5%. Small falls interrupted the climb: 1.6% for 2019, 0.8% for 2023 and 0.6% for 2024. Since then 2025 added 2.7%. The figure touched £242,333 in 2018, dipped to £238,370 in 2019 and recovered to £241,535 in 2020, before reaching £258,237 by 2021 and £283,111 by 2023.
Neighbours include one from outside the region. Milton Keynes, in the South East and 29 km away, averages £323,868, or 11.8% more. Harborough averages £341,706, up 5% over the year and 17.9% above West Northamptonshire, and Blaby averages £293,412, 1.3% above. North Northamptonshire sits 12.7% under at £252,884. In annual terms Blaby rose 3.4%, as Milton Keynes rose 0.5% and North Northamptonshire 0.1%. Detached homes at £467,095 sit far above the all-buyer figure, and terraced homes at £234,451 sit below it.
By type, detached homes average £467,095 and semi-detached £282,970, with terraced £234,451 and flats £139,615. A detached home costs £327,480 more than a flat, a difference of 234.6%. First-time purchases average £240,551, 17% below the all-buyer figure. The semi-detached average is close to the all-buyer average, while the flat average is far below it.
Moving home at the average brings an SDLT bill of £4,486, a charge of 1.5% of the price. The first-time buyer pays nothing at that level, and an additional property costs £18,973. The HM Land Registry fee is £150. Sales over the period were 5,921, spanning June 2025 to May 2026.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in West Northamptonshire
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (4 of 5 trades filled in West Northamptonshire). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Jackson Grundy The Village Agency | 5 | 112 | 80 | Selected | View |
| Mortgage adviser | Jackson Grundy Financial Services | 5 | 38 | 76 | Selected | View |
| Conveyancer | Franklins Solicitors LLP | 4.4 | 304 | 82 | Selected | View |
| Surveyor | CS2 Chartered Surveyors | — | — | 50 | Partial | View |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in West Northamptonshire?
The average price of a home in West Northamptonshire was £289,726 in August 2026, +0.2% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in West Northamptonshire?
The average price in West Northamptonshire went from £218,878 in August 2016 to £289,726 in August 2026, a change of +32.4%; +0.2% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in West Northamptonshire?
On £289,726, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £4,486 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £18,973 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in West Northamptonshire?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in West Northamptonshire in August 2016 (£218,878) and sold at the August 2026 average (£289,726), the gain of £70,848 costs a higher rate taxpayer £16,284, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is West Northamptonshire expensive?
West Northamptonshire ranks 51st of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | East Midlands |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £467,095 | £355,978 |
| Semi-detached | £282,970 | £231,098 |
| Terraced | £234,451 | £187,398 |
| Flat or maisonette | £139,615 | £124,216 |
| All types | £289,726 | £241,955 |
| First-time buyers | £240,551 | £206,771 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £218,878 | — |
| 2017 | £233,449 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | £242,333 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | £238,370 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | £241,535 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | £258,237 | +6.9% |
| 2022 | £285,253 | +10.5% |
| 2023 | £283,111 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | £281,514 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | £289,196 | +2.7% |
| 2026 | £289,726 | +0.2% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).