Kettering South
North Northamptonshire · East Midlands · population 7,735 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,433 of 6,856 in England
- #383 of 575 in East Midlands
- #28 of 40 in North Northamptonshire
- More deprived (bottom 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 15% · Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 15% |
| Elementary | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 46% · No religion 43% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 14%
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 South is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,433 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 40 in North Northamptonshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (92) but weak on Education (25). Typical homes here sold for about £218,362 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 75 sales), 16% below the wider North Northamptonshire median of £260,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,282 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 96 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £218,362 | 75 | +3.0% | +19.7% |
| Detached | £367,500 | 9 | -2.0% | +22.6% |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 37 | +7.1% | +23.8% |
| Terraced | £205,000 | 17 | -2.4% | +13.9% |
| Flat | £162,500 | 12 | -7.9% | +27.5% |
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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 ?
- #2,150 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 #4,782 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 350 |
| Theft | 98 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 65 |
| Public order & weapons | 93 |
| Drugs | 52 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Other | 16 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 232 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.
Other areas in North Northamptonshire
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Royston WestBarnsley35£200,000
- Holt Lane End & BardsleyOldham35£240,000
- Shrewsbury MonkmoorShropshire35£250,000
- Rainworth & BlidworthNewark and Sherwood35£180,000
- Eckington East & RenishawNorth East Derbyshire35£175,000
- CromerNorth Norfolk35£272,250