Kettering

19°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 24° / 15° · 27% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:22

12h 49m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom

570 reported · July 2026▼ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences210
• Anti-social behaviour132
• Shoplifting68
• Criminal damage & arson30

45 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Kettering Central · Northamptonshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

489 reported road collisions (2024)

109 killed or seriously injured · 642 casualties · 13.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

394 food businesses within 2 miles

• 358 rated 4–5 ★ (322 top)
• 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kettering (0.7 km)
• 55 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£256,610 average▲ 3.4% YoY

Across North Northamptonshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£988 average monthly rent▲ 5.5% YoY

• 1 bed £681
• 2 bed £878
• 3 bed £1,063

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

7.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.3 times median annual pay (7.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 157.7p · Asda (1.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (1.4 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

39 charging locations within ~8 km

• 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: York Road (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres11
• Gyms9
• Swimming pools23
• Sports pitches51
• Playgrounds19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

359,523 residents in North Northamptonshire · 364/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

£2,424 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (30% of 161,180)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

154 schools · 58,508 pupils

111 primary · 20 secondary · 23 other

Ofsted: 61 of 68 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)

144inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Northamptonshire

395 CQC-registered services

• Care homes113
• GP practices37
• Dentists62
• Homecare agencies145
• Hospitals & hospices7

CQC ratings: 81% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 8 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · North Northamptonshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 46 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

258 applications decided

89.9% granted · 232 granted, 26 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Rosie Wrighting

Labour

Kettering

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 4
• Con 11
• LD 1
• Grn 8
• Ref 39
• Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools18
• GPs & clinics8
• Pharmacies14
• Supermarkets14
• Parks & greens29
• Restaurants & cafés110

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

17,020 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1,177 jobs advertised · £40,147 avg

e.g. Mobile Vehicle Technician, Mobile Vehicle Technician - East Midlands, Maintenance Area Manager

Source: Adzuna

£750 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,357 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

65% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 49,917 certificates

10.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

42% low-carbon electricity

Gas 55% · Biomass 20% · Wind 16% · Solar 5%

241 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 79 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 58.3 women · 58.7 men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.2
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.1
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kettering:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership428 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s397 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office311 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test308 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing307 local signatures · 11,416 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  St Peter and St Paul's Church, Kettering · 0.2 km

  St Peter and St Paul's Church is a Church of England parish church in Kettering, Northamptonshire. It is a Grade I listed building.

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  Corn Exchange, Kettering · 0.2 km

  The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the Market Place, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. The structure, which was used as a cinema for much of the 20th century, currently accommodates a restaurant.

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  Kettering Municipal Offices · 0.3 km

  The Municipal Offices is a municipal building in Bowling Green Road in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. The building is used as an area office for North Northamptonshire Council.

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  Kettering Library, Northamptonshire · 0.3 km

  Kettering Library is a public library in Kettering, England, situated in the centre of the town between Market Place and St Peter and St Paul's Church.

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  North Northamptonshire · 0.3 km

  North Northamptonshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, and was created in 2021. The council is based in Corby, the district's largest town. Other notable towns are Ke…

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  Kettering Savoy · 0.4 km

  The Kettering Savoy was a theatre and cinema in Russell Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)