Sheep Street, Kettering, NN16 0AN

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around NN16 0AN 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	52.5%	51.4%	-1.1%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	47.5%	48.6%	1.1%	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	35.6%	41.6%	6.0%	37.9%	3.7%
Married: Opposite sex	25.2%	25.9%	0.7%	44.2%	-18.3%
Separated	2.5%	2.2%	-0.3%	2.2%	0.0%
Divorced	12.9%	14.2%	1.3%	9.1%	5.1%
Widowed	23.8%	16.1%	-7.7%	6.1%	10.0%

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	23.5%	35.4%	11.9%	48.4%	-13.0%
Good health	36.4%	37.4%	1.0%	33.6%	3.8%
Fair health	29%	18%	-11.0%	12.7%	5.3%
Bad health	8.3%	7.8%	-0.5%	4.0%	3.8%
Very bad health	2.8%	1.4%	-1.4%	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	30.2%	24.3%	-5.9%	18.2%	6.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.9%	13.2%	0.3%	9.6%	3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.3%	13.6%	-2.7%	13.4%	0.2%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	6.6%	3.1%	5.3%	1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	8.8%	-3.1%	16.9%	-8.1%
Degree or Similar	15.8%	30.9%	15.1%	33.8%	-2.9%
Other	9.4%	2.6%	-6.8%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 82% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.8%	0.3%	-1.5%	1.1%	-0.8%
Indian	0%	0.7%	0.7%	3.1%	-2.4%
Pakistani	0%	1%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.7%
Other Asian	0%	2%	2.0%	1.6%	0.4%
Black African	0.5%	4.8%	4.3%	2.5%	2.3%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	1.0%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	0.9%	0.1%
Mixed Other	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	93.1%	82%	-11.1%	81.4%	0.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Roma	0%	1%	1.0%	0.2%	0.8%
Arab	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0%	3.1%	3.1%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75% 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	92.6%	75%	-17.6%	83.2%	-8.2%
European Union	3.2%	11.3%	8.1%	6.1%	5.2%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	0.5%	5.8%	5.3%	2.7%	3.1%
Middle East and Asia	1.8%	4.8%	3.0%	5.6%	-0.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	1.7%	0.8%	1.3%	0.4%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.6%	74.5%	-18.1%	83.2%	-8.7%
10+ Years	2.3%	8.5%	6.2%	9.8%	-1.3%
5-10 Years	1.4%	5.8%	4.4%	2.9%	2.9%
2-5 Years	1.8%	5.8%	4.0%	2.2%	3.6%
Less than 2 years	1.8%	5.4%	3.6%	1.9%	3.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.2%	76.7%	-15.5%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	1.7%	0.4%	1.3%
Poland	3.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Romania	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Other EU countries	6.5%	1.5%	5.0%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	19.2%	13.5%	5.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.4%	37.2%	-2.8%
Christian	53.7%	46.2%	7.5%
Hindu	2%	1.7%	0.3%
Muslim	3.4%	6.5%	-3.1%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Sheep Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sheep Street was 1379.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 902.1% higher than the Clover Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Sheep Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 130 local areas in Clover Hill and the 5th highest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 534.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 2.0%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 65% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,900

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in NN16 0AN, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 10/10 (very high )
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 Sheep Street are based on 9 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 Sheep Street, Kettering, NN16 0AN

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN16 0AN

Average Price
£501,834

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£279,910

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£150,625

Other
£1,062,750

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sheep Street

Average Price
£406,303

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£269,373

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£150,156

Other
£1,620,964

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sheep Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
George Hotel Sheep Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£1,375,000	2024-07-26	£1,383,639
7 Piccadilly Buildings Sheep Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£172,500	2021-09-06	£178,059
Corner House Sheep Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire Terraced, an established residential building	£360,000	2016-12-16	£529,811
George Hotel Sheep Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£1,260,000	2016-09-12	£1,620,964
3 Piccadilly Buildings Sheep Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£90,000	2012-05-04	£150,156

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN16 0AN

Employment

NN16 0AN area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in NN16 0AN area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 32% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	101
Retired	88
Part-Time Employee	27
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Self-Employed	13
Other	11
Looking after home or family	9
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4
Unemployed	0

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Human health and social work activities	7
Other	6
Manufacturing	6
Construction	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	3
Education	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Information and communication	2
Transport and storage	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	1,835 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School St Thomas More Catholic Primary , Northampton Road NN15 7JZ	3out of 4	632 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Hawthorn Community Primary School Hawthorn Road , NN15 7HT	2out of 4	670 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Fuller Street , NN16 0JH	3out of 4	1,222 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Grafton Street , NN16 9DF	3out of 4	1,307 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hall Meadow Primary School Packer Road , Lake Avenue NN15 7RP	4out of 4	1,364 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	1,354 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kettering Science Academy Deeble Road , NN15 7AA	2out of 4	1,439 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southfield School for Girls Lewis Road , NN15 6HE	3out of 4	1,531 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Latimer Arts College Castle Way , Barton Seagrave NN15 6SW	3out of 4	3,295 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	2,294 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	712 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Youth Works Community College Keystone Centre , 97 Rockingham Road NN16 9HX	- not rated	1,123 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wren Spinney Community School Westover Road , Off Westhill Drive NN15 7LB	4out of 4	1,125 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Isebrook School Eastleigh Road , NN15 6PT	3out of 4	1,975 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Special Academy Churchill Way , NN15 5DP	4out of 4	2,366 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
The Blitz Tearoom And Jazz Lounge	The Coach House, Sheep Street	10 yd
Kafe Bloc	7-8 Piccadilly Buildings, Sheep Street	10 yd
Rocky's Gelato	4 Sheep Street	12 yd
Red Rose	1 George Street	74 yd
Prezzo	Unit 2, Market Place Buildings, Market Place	98 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Market Inn	The Old Market Inn, 17 Market Place	101 yd
Kettering Lodge Bowling Club	Kettering Recreational Centre, 15 Northampton Road	204 yd
The Wine Room Kettering	The Yards, First Floor, Unit TF1A and TF!B, 10 Market Street	248 yd
Stitching Pony	Watercress Harrys, 7 Market Street	249 yd
Aura Bar	14-15 Market Street	249 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mystic Diner	13-13a Market Place	143 yd
Subway	15-17 High Street	271 yd
T Junction	13 Market Street	280 yd
Spaghetti Rock	Unit 13, The Yards, 10 Market Street	295 yd
Tomtom's Burger Mania Ltd	The Yards, 10 Market Street	296 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco Express	London Road	393 yd
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited	Lower Street	574 yd
Kettering Market Ltd	8-10 Montagu Street	601 yd
Iceland	27 Newland Street	665 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	1-3 Rockingham Road	796 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kettering Swimming Pool LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	202 yd
Kettering Lodge Bowling Club KETTERING LODGE BOWLING CLUB KETTERING LODGE BOWLING CLUB NORTHAMPTON ROAD	indoor bowls	216 yd
Bodyshapers Gym & Health Studio SCHOOL LANE	health and fitness suite	553 yd
Northampton Road Recreation Ground GREENHILL ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	604 yd
St Peter'S School HEADLANDS	grass pitches	656 yd
Fit4Less (Kettering) B2, B2, NORTHALL STREET	health and fitness suite	688 yd
Kettering Town Cricket And Sports Club Northampton Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	719 yd
Ladies First (Kettering) MONTAGU STREET	health and fitness suite	952 yd
Kettering Pitch And Track THURSTON DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks	954 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	60.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	60.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	60.0%

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%

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

Overview of NN16 0AN