Kettering Central East

North Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 9,190 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

20Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,489 of 6,856 in England
  • #467 of 575 in East Midlands
  • #35 of 40 in North Northamptonshire
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,200
Median age (est.)34
Density8,863per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above24%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 37%45–64 23%65+ 8%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 51%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 9%Private rent 51%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 35%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 25% · Process & plant 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary25%
Process & plant13%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%
Associate professional8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 6%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 6%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 43% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 33%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Kettering Central East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,489 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #35 of 40 in North Northamptonshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (95) but weak on Living environment (6). Typical homes here sold for about £170,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 100 sales), 35% below the wider North Northamptonshire median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,323 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 104 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 22 · #5,318
Employment 28 · #4,941
Education 16 · #5,729
Health 19 · #5,557
Crime 12 · #6,065
Housing & access 95 · #355
Living environment 6 · #6,449

House prices ?

£170,000median (12m) · +3.0% yr · n=100
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£170,000100+3.0%+21.4%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£180,0005-3.5%+9.4%
Terraced£173,50078-0.9%+21.1%
Flat£115,00015+17.3%+29.9%
This area£170,000
North Northamptonshire£260,000
East Midlands£250,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£33,323±£4,989 · #5,571 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,863
Price-to-income ?5.1×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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Recorded crime ?

104 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 953 offences
North Northamptonshire71
East Midlands79
England83

Rank #5,047 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences427
Theft163
Burglary29
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson101
Public order & weapons90
Drugs66
Robbery22
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 315 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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