Pledge to deliver more affordable homes by council

West Northamptonshire Council has set a target of delivering 650 affordable homes in the area a year by 2029/30

Plans to increase the supply of affordable and social housing over the rest of the decade have been outlined by a council.

West Northamptonshire Council has set a target of providing 650 affordable homes a year by 2029/30, with an ambition to reach 750 annually.

Within this, the council aims to build 150 new council homes per year by the end of the decade.

Within a housing delivery update report, seen by the Local Democracy Reporter, the Reform UK-led local authority said it would prioritise its ambition to "build the homes that people need and can afford".

According to the report, from 2021/22 to 2023/24 an average of 598 affordable homes were completed each year.

These were delivered through developers, registered providers and the council itself.

But the report said that despite recent delivery levels, supply "falls far short" of addressing local need.

It highlighted that 40% of new affordable homes were shared ownership and 42% affordable rent, tenures that the council said did not meet the needs of many households on the waiting list.

As of October 2025, 2,125 households had live applications on the housing register, with a further 3,105 awaiting assessment.

Affordable housing is delivered through three main tenures: social rent, which is calculated through a government formula; affordable rent, usually set at around 80% of market levels; and shared ownership, which allows tenants to buy a stake in a property while paying rent on the remainder.