Kettering East
North Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 6,494 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #869 of 6,856 in England
- #67 of 575 in East Midlands
- #4 of 40 in North Northamptonshire
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 15% · Skilled trades 13% · Elementary 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 38% · Sikh 3%
Born outside the UK: 12%
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 East is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #869 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 40 in North Northamptonshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (86) and lowest on Education (56). Typical homes here sold for about £255,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 81 sales), in line with the wider North Northamptonshire median of £260,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #152 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £35,461 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 36 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £255,000 | 81 | +1.6% | +18.1% |
| Detached | £330,250 | 20 | +1.6% | +25.8% |
| Semi-detached | £245,000 | 58 | -2.0% | +18.6% |
| Terraced | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #152 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #903 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 126 |
| Theft | 18 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 22 |
| Public order & weapons | 25 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 7 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 84 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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