Lower Street, Kettering, NN16 8DL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NN16 8DL, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53.8% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	58.1%	53.8%	-4.3%	51.0%	2.8%
Male	41.9%	46.2%	4.3%	49.0%	-2.8%

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	32.5%	36.4%	3.9%	37.9%	-1.5%
Married: Opposite sex	26.3%	23.9%	-2.4%	44.2%	-20.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	3.3%	4%	0.7%	2.2%	1.8%
Divorced	15.6%	21.1%	5.5%	9.1%	12.0%
Widowed	22.2%	13.8%	-8.4%	6.1%	7.7%

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.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (67.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	25.5%	32.1%	6.6%	48.4%	-16.3%
Good health	34.5%	35%	0.5%	33.6%	1.4%
Fair health	28.8%	21.7%	-7.1%	12.7%	9.0%
Bad health	8.6%	8.7%	0.1%	4.0%	4.7%
Very bad health	2.6%	2.5%	-0.1%	1.2%	1.3%

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.

In the area around NN16 8DL this area, 32.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	43.6%	32.9%	-10.7%	18.2%	14.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.7%	12%	1.3%	9.6%	2.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	10.8%	-0.3%	13.4%	-2.6%
Apprenticeship	2.5%	3.2%	0.7%	5.3%	-2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.8%	12%	4.2%	16.9%	-4.9%
Degree or Similar	18.1%	26.1%	8.0%	33.8%	-7.7%
Other	6.2%	2.8%	-3.4%	2.8%	0.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 81.8% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	2.2%	4%	1.8%	3.1%	0.9%
Pakistani	0%	1.1%	1.1%	2.7%	-1.6%
Other Asian	3.4%	1.1%	-2.3%	1.6%	-0.5%
Black African	0%	4.4%	4.4%	2.5%	1.9%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	1.0%	0.1%
Other Black	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	0.4%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1.1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.3%
White	91.4%	81.8%	-9.6%	81.4%	0.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.6%	1.2%
Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.1% 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	89.5%	75.1%	-14.4%	83.2%	-8.1%
European Union	5.2%	10.1%	4.9%	6.1%	4.0%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	0.8%	1.7%
Africa	0%	6.1%	6.1%	2.7%	3.4%
Middle East and Asia	3.7%	6.1%	2.4%	5.6%	0.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.8%	75.1%	-13.7%	83.2%	-8.1%
10+ Years	2.6%	7.9%	5.3%	9.8%	-1.9%
5-10 Years	2.6%	4%	1.4%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	2.6%	4.3%	1.7%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	3.4%	8.7%	5.3%	1.9%	6.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.8%	76.7%	-22.9%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Italy	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Portugal	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	2.5%	1.3%	1.2%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	5.1%	1.2%	3.9%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	26%	13.5%	12.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.5%	37.2%	0.3%
Christian	50.2%	46.2%	4.0%
Buddhist	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%
Muslim	3.6%	6.5%	-2.9%
Other religion	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Not answered	6.5%	6.0%	0.5%

Safety

Is Lower Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lower Street was 107.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.5% lower than the Clover Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lower Street has the 47th highest crime rate of 129 local areas in Clover Hill and the 259th highest crime rate of 1,076 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 58.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -25.7%.

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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 8DL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 8/10 (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 Lower Street are based on 163 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 Lower Street, Kettering, NN16 8DL

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN16 8DL

Average Price
£189,748

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£218,577

Detached
£371,585

Flats/Maisonettes
£171,742

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lower Street

Average Price
£348,746

Semi-Detached
£315,628

Terraced
£264,102

Detached
£651,128

Flats/Maisonettes
£190,040

Other
£4,607

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lower Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 21 Lillycourt House, 74 Lower Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2024-05-24	£149,369
Flat 2 Lillycourt House, 74 Lower Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2023-08-11	£136,399
Flat 3 Lillycourt House, 74 Lower Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£160,000	2022-11-25	£150,317
Flat 13 Lillycourt House, 74 Lower Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£172,500	2022-11-11	£162,061
Flat 6 Lillycourt House, 74 Lower Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£157,500	2022-11-11	£147,969

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN16 8DL

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in NN16 8DL area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 36% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	98
Retired	87
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Part-Time Employee	12
Unemployed	10
Looking after home or family	10
Self-Employed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1
Other	0
Student (economically inactive)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Human health and social work activities	18
Manufacturing	11
Education	10
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Information and communication	7
Other	6
Transport and storage	5
Construction	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Real estate activities	2

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	1,684 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Grafton Street , NN16 9DF	- not rated	725 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Grafton Street , NN16 9DF	3out of 4	725 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School Northampton Road , NN15 7JZ	- not rated	772 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School St Thomas More Catholic Primary , Northampton Road NN15 7JZ	3out of 4	772 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Junior School, Kettering Wood Street , NN16 9SE	- not rated	1,063 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kettering Science Academy Deeble Road , NN15 7AA	3out of 4	1,707 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ise Community College Deeble Road , NN15 7AA	- not rated	1,777 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Stopford School Headlands , NN15 6BJ	- not rated	1,981 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Stopford School Headlands , NN15 6BJ	- not rated	1,981 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Montagu School Weekley Glebe Road , NN16 9NS	- not rated	2,033 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tresham College of Further and Higher Education Windmill Avenue , NN15 6ER	- not rated	2,213 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	3out of 4	1,987 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Youth Works Community College Keystone , 97 Rockingham Road NN16 9HX	- not rated	614 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wren Spinney Community Special School Westover Road , Off Westhill Drive NN15 7LB	- not rated	1,042 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wren Spinney School Westover Road , Off Westhill Drive NN15 7LB	4out of 4	1,042 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady's Convent School Hall Lane , NN15 7LJ	- not rated	1,229 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's School 52 Headlands , Kettering NN15 6DJ	- not rated	1,342 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cafe Amore	12 Lower Street	300 yd
Pancake House	46 Gold Street	432 yd
Gredsdely's Temptations	22 Gold Street	434 yd
McDonalds Restaurant Ltd	35 High Street	435 yd
Bewiched	34-36 High Street	446 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Peacock Inn	7 Lower Street	300 yd
Kettering Bridge Club	Kingdom Hall, Field Street	338 yd
Shire Horse	The Shire Horse, 18 Newland Street	479 yd
The Rising Sun	3 Silver Street	484 yd
Cuetopia	First Floor, 9 Montagu Street	514 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Subway	Unit 2, Mariners Way	210 yd
Cake Box	7 Gold Street	330 yd
Hai Sushi	51 Field Street	338 yd
Good World Chinese	53 Field Street	338 yd
Greggs	Greggs, 14 The Mall, Gold Street	358 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited	Lower Street	147 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	1-3 Rockingham Road	401 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Stanier Retail Park	456 yd
Iceland	27 Newland Street	479 yd
Kettering Market Ltd	8-10 Montagu Street	522 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fit4Less (Kettering) B2, B2, NORTHALL STREET	health and fitness suite	198 yd
Bodyshapers Gym & Health Studio SCHOOL LANE	health and fitness suite	567 yd
Kettering Lodge Bowling Club KETTERING LODGE BOWLING CLUB KETTERING LODGE BOWLING CLUB NORTHAMPTON ROAD	indoor bowls	798 yd
Kettering Swimming Pool LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	861 yd
Simply Gym Kettering Garrard Way	health and fitness suite	869 yd
Northampton Road Recreation Ground GREENHILL ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	930 yd
Ladies First (Kettering) MONTAGU STREET	health and fitness suite	958 yd
Ricochet Total Fitness (Closed) Regent Street	health and fitness suite	1,005 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	54.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	51.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	100 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	100 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NN16 8DL