The Oval, Kettering, NN15 6AX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NN15 6AX is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.3%	51.4%	-3.9%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	44.7%	48.6%	3.9%	49.0%	-0.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	34.6%	38.7%	4.1%	37.9%	0.8%
Married: Opposite sex	42.3%	46.2%	3.9%	44.2%	2.0%
Separated	3.1%	1.8%	-1.3%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	10%	6.5%	-3.5%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	10%	6.8%	-3.2%	6.1%	0.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.6%	44.3%	4.7%	48.4%	-4.1%
Good health	37.7%	36.5%	-1.2%	33.6%	2.9%
Fair health	16%	12%	-4.0%	12.7%	-0.7%
Bad health	6%	5.8%	-0.2%	4.0%	1.8%
Very bad health	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	1.2%	0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	30%	22%	-8.0%	18.2%	3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.4%	12.4%	-3.0%	9.6%	2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.5%	16%	-0.5%	13.4%	2.6%
Apprenticeship	4.2%	6%	1.8%	5.3%	0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.8%	13.1%	2.3%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	18.1%	26.6%	8.5%	33.8%	-7.2%
Other	5%	3.9%	-1.1%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 86.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	3.1%	1.4%	-1.7%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	0.9%	2.8%	1.9%	3.1%	-0.3%
Other Asian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.8%
Black African	2.5%	1.9%	-0.6%	2.5%	-0.6%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	0.8%	-1.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	2.2%	1.9%	0.4%	1.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	88.1%	86.1%	-2.0%	81.4%	4.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	87.4%	85.3%	-2.1%	83.2%	2.1%
European Union	2.8%	8.1%	5.3%	6.1%	2.0%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	4.1%	2.2%	-1.9%	2.7%	-0.5%
Middle East and Asia	4.7%	2.2%	-2.5%	5.6%	-3.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	1.3%	-0.5%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	86.5%	85.3%	-1.2%	83.2%	2.1%
10+ Years	0.3%	10.3%	10.0%	9.8%	0.5%
5-10 Years	0.9%	4.2%	3.3%	2.9%	1.3%
2-5 Years	2.5%	0.3%	-2.2%	2.2%	-1.9%
Less than 2 years	9.7%	0%	-9.7%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.5%	76.7%	-9.2%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Poland	1.7%	1.3%	0.4%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.6%	1.2%	-0.6%
No passport held	23.3%	13.5%	9.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.6%	37.2%	10.4%
Christian	41.8%	46.2%	-4.4%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Sikh	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is The Oval Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Oval was 63.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.2% lower than the Northall average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

The Oval has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Northall and the 503rd highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 46.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -39.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,700

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in NN15 6AX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Oval are based on 59 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for North Northamptonshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for The Oval, Kettering, NN15 6AX

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN15 6AX

Average Price
£169,293

Semi-Detached
£182,678

Terraced
£155,907

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Oval

Average Price
£171,088

Semi-Detached
£201,362

Terraced
£154,357

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The OvalStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 The Oval, Kettering, Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£89,000	2014-06-16	£158,884
12 The Oval, Kettering, Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£98,000	2006-10-27	£187,605
12 The Oval, Kettering, Northamptonshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£90,000	2004-03-02	£212,690

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN15 6AX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	78
Retired	71
Part-Time Employee	39
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Self-Employed	23
Looking after home or family	17
Unemployed	11
Student (economically inactive)	10
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Human health and social work activities	13
Manufacturing	12
Education	10
Construction	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Real estate activities	6
Other	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Information and communication	3
Financial and insurance activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ronald Tree Nursery School Laburnum Crescent , NN16 9PH	3out of 4	2,277 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hawthorn Community Primary School Hawthorn Road , NN15 7HT	2out of 4	244 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery Highfield Road , NN15 6HY	3out of 4	542 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School St Thomas More Catholic Primary , Northampton Road NN15 7JZ	3out of 4	1,225 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hall Meadow Primary School Packer Road , Lake Avenue NN15 7RP	4out of 4	1,262 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Catholic Primary School Eastleigh Road , NN15 6PT	2out of 4	1,287 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop Stopford School Headlands , NN15 6BJ	4out of 4	554 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southfield School for Girls Lewis Road , NN15 6HE	3out of 4	726 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Kettering Science Academy Deeble Road , NN15 7AA	2out of 4	1,432 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Latimer Arts College Castle Way , Barton Seagrave NN15 6SW	3out of 4	2,627 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kettering Buccleuch Academy Weekley Glebe Road , NN16 9NS	2out of 4	2,850 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Peter's School 52 Headlands , NN15 6DJ	- not rated	231 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Isebrook School Eastleigh Road , NN15 6PT	3out of 4	1,369 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wren Spinney Community School Westover Road , Off Westhill Drive NN15 7LB	4out of 4	1,711 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Youth Works Community College Keystone Centre , 97 Rockingham Road NN16 9HX	- not rated	1,924 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Special Academy Churchill Way , NN15 5DP	4out of 4	2,085 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Guiding Light Wellbeing Centre	42 London Road	710 yd
Pumpkin	Railway Station, Station Road	720 yd
Rocky's Gelato	4 Sheep Street	854 yd
Kafe Bloc	7-8 Piccadilly Buildings, Sheep Street	875 yd
The Blitz Tearoom And Jazz Lounge	The Coach House, Sheep Street	875 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Argyll Club	8 Argyll Street	321 yd
The Wayfarers	Wayfarers Inn, 296 London Road	626 yd
Kettering Rugby Football Club	Kettering Rugby Club, Waverley Road	746 yd
Kettering Town Cricket & Sports Club	Northampton Road	827 yd
Kettering Town Harriers	Kettering Town Harriers, Thurston Drive	905 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ocean Takeaway	35 Broadway	383 yd
Ocean Bay Fish and Chips Ltd	Unit 2, 196 London Road	421 yd
M D's Fish Bar	147 London Road	468 yd
Little Sandwich Shop	236 Windmill Avenue	964 yd
Atlantis Fish Bar	234 Windmill Avenue	964 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Kettering Convenience Store	196 London Road		421 yd
Tesco Express	London Road		559 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Peter'S School HEADLANDS	grass pitches	357 yd
Bishop Stopford School HEADLANDS	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	555 yd
Southfield School LEWIS ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	607 yd
Kettering Town Cricket And Sports Club Northampton Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	702 yd
Kettering Swimming Pool LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	768 yd
Kettering Rugby Football Club THE CLUBHOUSE THE CLUBHOUSE WAVERLEY ROAD	grass pitches	815 yd
Kettering Lodge Bowling Club KETTERING LODGE BOWLING CLUB KETTERING LODGE BOWLING CLUB NORTHAMPTON ROAD	indoor bowls	828 yd
Kettering Pitch And Track THURSTON DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks	830 yd
Balance Health Club (Kettering) KETTERING LEISURE VILLAGE KETTERING LEISURE VILLAGE THURSTON DRIVE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	903 yd
Arena Sports (National Volleyball Centre) KETTERING LEISURE VILLAGE KETTERING LEISURE VILLAGE THURSTON DRIVE	squash courts	903 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	203.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of NN15 6AX