Housing

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

About this topic

Number of bedrooms per dwelling records the bedroom count of occupied private dwellings. It is a simple but useful indicator of dwelling size and housing capacity.

This topic is most informative when read with dwelling type, household size, and household type. Together, these measures can help identify whether housing stock is suited to local household needs and can signal issues such as crowding or affordability pressure.

Interpretation notes

  • The count refers to bedrooms in occupied private dwellings, not the total number of rooms.
  • Bedroom count can suggest dwelling capacity, but it should be read with household size before drawing conclusions about crowding.

Key insight

In 2021, 4-bedroom dwellings was the most common bedroom count among occupied private dwellings in Binnu, accounting for 40.9% (9 dwellings). This share was higher than Northampton (S) (16.4%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3-bedroom dwellings, which decreased by 4 dwellings and 6.1 percentage points.

Section overview

Number of bedrooms per dwelling

Binnu - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of bedrooms per dwelling for Binnu in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Northampton (S) and change since 2016.

Number of bedrooms per dwelling snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Binnu, with comparison markers for Northampton (S).

Binnu
Northampton (S)

0 or 1 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

2 bedrooms

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

3 bedrooms

2021 count

7

% of total

31.8%

Change from 2016

-6.1pp

4 bedrooms

2021 count

9

% of total

40.9%

Change from 2016

-0.5pp

5 bedrooms or more

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

-10.3pp

Not stated

2021 count

6

% of total

27.3%

Change from 2016

+13.5pp

Data table

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Binnu. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Northampton (S).

Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Binnu. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Northampton (S).
Number of bedrooms per dwelling for Binnu. Number of bedrooms per dwelling. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Northampton (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Northampton (S)%Count%Northampton (S)%Countpp
0 or 1 bedrooms00.0%21.4%00.0%18.4%00.0pp
2 bedrooms00.0%15.1%00.0%14.8%00.0pp
3 bedrooms731.8%30.7%1137.9%31.2%-4-6.1pp
4 bedrooms940.9%16.4%1241.4%16.7%-3-0.5pp
5 bedrooms or more00.0%3.2%310.3%2.6%-3-10.3pp
Not stated627.3%13.6%413.8%16.5%+2+13.5pp
Total households22100.0%100.0%29100.0%100.0%-70.0pp