Kettering

6°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 5° · 19% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:26

9h 20m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom

• 7.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

478 reported · August 2026▼ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences151
• Anti-social behaviour142
• Shoplifting40
• Public order29

16 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Kettering Central · Northamptonshire

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

557 reported road collisions (2025)

161 killed or seriously injured · 705 casualties · 15.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

374 food businesses within 2 miles

• 339 rated 4–5 ★ (302 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£252,884 average▲ 0.1% YoY

Across North Northamptonshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£992 average monthly rent▲ 5.2% YoY

• 1 bed £683
• 2 bed £882
• 3 bed £1,067

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

4,989 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 166.7p · Asda (1.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (1.4 km)

7 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK18,012
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK14,560
• Net moves+3,452

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 160 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

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

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

393 CQC-registered services

• Care homes111
• GP practices37
• Dentists62
• Homecare agencies145
• Hospitals & hospices7

CQC ratings: 79% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 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)

324 applications decided

88.9% granted · 288 granted, 36 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

17,005 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,047 jobs advertised · £39,276 avg

e.g. Automation Engineer, EMA5 RME, Technologist - Fall Arrest, FLT Reach Drivers

Source: Adzuna

£750 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% 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

78% low-carbon electricity

Wind 42% · Biomass 31% · Gas 18% · Imports 5%

107 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

6 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in NN16

• Kettering And Northamptonshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre
• Eskdaill Medical
• Dryland Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Kettering:

• Ensure people whose parent had breast cancer under 45 can access genetic testing314 local signatures · 16,354 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth229 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND204 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 178 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Fund £20,000 a year (term time) wage for Teaching Assistants173 local signatures · 39,730 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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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)