NPH introduced estate inspections in 2024 primarily to give our residents the opportunity to let us know about environmental and physical concerns in their immediate neighbourhood. The other aim is to proactively identify issues on these estates that NPH can address or refer to partner agencies. It is our hope that these inspections make the estates a nicer and safer environment for our tenants and residents to live in.

Housing officers will be responsible for conducting the estate inspections, but they will need your help. We will text residents living in these areas to ask for their participation by completing a quick survey before an estate inspection. The results of the survey will hopefully identify the areas of land managed by NPH you would like our officers to focus on, such as:

  • Grounds maintenance
  • Fly tipping/littering
  • External repairs
  • Car parking facilities
  • Abandoned vehicles
  • Garage blocks
  • Pathway repairs
  • Areas of Anti-Social behaviour concern
  • Vandalism (including graffiti)
  • Caretaking standards
  • Signage

In advance of the inspections your feedback helps us proactively sort out issues as we spot them or when you draw attention to them, as well as identifying any potential longer-term improvements that can be made. Please share your views via the text message survey link to help us make the inspection as productive as possible and visit the most useful areas.

Any issue picked up during the inspections is reported for immediate action or if it relates to a longer-term estate improvement proposal, it is referred to the relevant department for further consideration. Issues reported to us that are within the remit of West Northamptonshire Council (such as potholes and some communal green spaces) will be referred for their attention. Any fly tipping on WNC land can be reported directly through their website here, alternatively you can download the West Northamptonshire Council app on a mobile device.

Estate inspections will take place annually between June and August so please do respond to the short survey within the text message when you receive it, to help us focus our attention on the prominent issues for you in your area.

Here’s when we’ll be in your neighbourhood in 2025:

Estate Date of inspection
Abington 03/06/2025
Bellinge 04/06/2025
Briar Hill 05/06/2025
Cherry Orchard 10/06/2025
Dallington 11/06/2025
Rectory Farm 12/06/2025
Goldings 17/06/2025
Duston 18/06/2025
Eastfield 19/06/2025
Hardingstone 24/06/2025
Kingsheath 25/06/2025
Kingsthrope 26/06/2025
Lings 01/07/2025
Camp Hill 02/07/2025
Great Billing & Little Billing 03/07/2025
Headlands 08/07/2025
Semilong 09/07/2025
Spencer 10/07/2025
Ecton Brook 15/07/2025
Kingsthorpe Hollow 16/07/2025
Ryehill 17/07/2025
St James 22/07/2025
Spring Boroughs 23/07/2025
Thorplands/Brook 24/07/2025
Town Centre 29/07/2025
Kingsley 30/07/2025
Southfields 31/07/2025
Far Cotton 05/08/2025
Sunnyside 06/08/2025
Blackthorn/Woodfield 07/08/2025
Weston Favell 12/08/2025
Lakeview 13/08/2025
Lumbertubs 14/08/2025
Wootton 19/08/2025
Overstone Lodge 20/08/2025
Delapre 21/08/2025
Standens Barn 26/08/2025