Cobden Street, Kettering, NN16 8DX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NN16 8DX, 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 8DX 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 Cobden Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cobden 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.

Cobden 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%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

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 8DX, 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 Cobden Street are based on 73 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 Cobden Street, Kettering, NN16 8DX

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN16 8DX

Average Price
£58,556

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£58,556

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cobden Street

Average Price
£144,202

Semi-Detached
£163,907

Terraced
£186,196

Detached
£287,283

Flats/Maisonettes
£108,651

Other
£505,298

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cobden Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 30 Orient House Cobden Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£43,750	2025-10-31	£43,704
Flat 30 Orient House Cobden Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£47,250	2024-01-30	£47,350
Flat 44 Orient House Cobden Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£90,000	2021-10-04	£91,448
Flat 32 Orient House Cobden Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£59,950	2018-04-25	£68,815
Flat 44 Orient House Cobden Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£19,950	2018-03-23	£22,790

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN16 8DX

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in NN16 8DX 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	1,441 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	461 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Grafton Street , NN16 9DF	3out of 4	461 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Junior School, Kettering Wood Street , NN16 9SE	- not rated	773 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kettering Park Junior Academy Wood Street , NN16 9SE	3out of 4	773 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Kettering Park Infant School Park Avenue , NN16 9RU	- not rated	828 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	1,637 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ise Community College Deeble Road , NN15 7AA	- not rated	1,716 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Montagu School Weekley Glebe Road , NN16 9NS	- not rated	1,738 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Stopford School Headlands , NN15 6BJ	- not rated	2,196 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Stopford School Headlands , NN15 6BJ	- not rated	2,196 yd	Voluntary aided 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	2,285 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	1,700 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	315 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Orchard School Beatrice Road , NN16 9QR	- not rated	1,173 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wren Spinney Community Special School Westover Road , Off Westhill Drive NN15 7LB	- not rated	1,316 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wren Spinney School Westover Road , Off Westhill Drive NN15 7LB	4out of 4	1,316 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady's Convent School Hall Lane , NN15 7LJ	- not rated	1,527 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aso Rock Restaurant Bar Ltd	42 Rockingham Road	250 yd
The Raj Restaurant	46 Rockingham Road	254 yd
Royal Bengal Restaurant	64 Rockingham Road	263 yd
Youth Works Northamptonshire	97 Rockingham Road	343 yd
Cafe Europa	99 Rockingham Road	343 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kettering Bridge Club	Kingdom Hall, Field Street	54 yd
Shire Horse	The Shire Horse, 18 Newland Street	392 yd
The Peacock Inn	7 Lower Street	394 yd
Cuetopia	First Floor, 9 Montagu Street	449 yd
The Rising Sun	3 Silver Street	490 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hai Sushi	51 Field Street	54 yd
Good World Chinese	53 Field Street	54 yd
Bear Burger	2-3 Albion Road	208 yd
Nicks Fish & Chips	83 Rockingham Road	245 yd
Kings Chinese Takeaway	54 Rockingham Road	253 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	1-3 Rockingham Road	222 yd
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited	Lower Street	385 yd
Iceland	27 Newland Street	392 yd
Kettering Market Ltd	8-10 Montagu Street	472 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Stanier Retail Park	489 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fit4Less (Kettering) B2, B2, NORTHALL STREET	health and fitness suite	214 yd
Bodyshapers Gym & Health Studio SCHOOL LANE	health and fitness suite	539 yd
Ricochet Total Fitness (Closed) Regent Street	health and fitness suite	732 yd
Ladies First (Kettering) MONTAGU STREET	health and fitness suite	804 yd
Simply Gym Kettering Garrard Way	health and fitness suite	901 yd
Kettering Swimming Pool LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	995 yd
Kettering Lodge Bowling Club KETTERING LODGE BOWLING CLUB KETTERING LODGE BOWLING CLUB NORTHAMPTON ROAD	indoor bowls	1,028 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	54.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of NN16 8DX