Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:40 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:10 am – 3:51 pm
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People12,629 residentsin the Kettering Town & West census areaMedian age 39.65,606 households51% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright19% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 6,345 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, retail and wholesale 19%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 54% go by car, 3% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C666 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesWestfield Gardenspark · under a mile · 2 haManor House Gardenspark · under a mileJubilee Gardenspark · under a mileKettering Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 39 haNorthfield Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mileMill Road Parkplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes54 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200131 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202530 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,161 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 99 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Mary's Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHeadlands Surgery11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyOdessey Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistShires Dental Careright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools15 primary, 4 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 independent, 3 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Thomas More Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 216 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHawthorn Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 312 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBishop Stopford Schoolages 11-18, 1,454 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMoulton College9.1 miUniversityUniversity of Northampton13.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA39 miRailway stationKetteringunder a mileBus stationNorthampton Bus Interchange13 miBus stops170 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NN16 postcode district.
