Additional HMO licensing · West Northamptonshire Council
The Northampton Borough Council Designation of an Area Subject to Additional Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation 2019
- Status
- Ended
- Dates
- 1 February 2020 to 31 January 2025
- Designated
- 16 October 2019
- Applies to
- HMOs let to three or four people from two or more households in all or part of 26 wards of the former Northampton Borough Council, flats included. Converted blocks of flats (section 257 HMOs) were covered only where mainly or wholly rented out. The scheme ended on 31 January 2025. The 2025 scheme covers its whole area and more.
Our records last verified 18 October 2026 · council designation page
Area covered
The scheme’s area lies within these wards: Abington & Phippsville, Billing, Blackthorn & Rectory Farm, Castle, Dallington Spencer, Duston, Far Cotton, Delapre & Briar Hill, Headlands, Hunsbury, Kingsley & Semilong, Kingsthorpe North, Kingsthorpe South, Moulton, Nene Valley, Parklands, Talavera, Upton, Weston Favell & Abington Vale. The council publishes the exact area as a map or a street list, so check your address against it.
What this means for landlords
Additional HMO licensing extends licensing to shared homes below the national 5-person mandatory threshold. If your property in this area houses unrelated sharers, check the scheme’s occupancy criteria. Running a licensable HMO without a licence carries the same penalties as any licensing offence: a civil penalty of up to £40,000 and a rent repayment order of up to 24 months’ rent.
Is your property inside the scheme area?
This checker reflects HouseFile’s records of council licensing designations, not the councils’ live registers. Our records indicate the position at the verification date shown on each result. Schemes are designated, renewed and revoked throughout the year, and postcode-level lookups are approximate near scheme boundaries. Always confirm with the council before letting or buying a property, using the source link on each card. This is general information, not legal advice.
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