Wellington Street, Kettering, NN16 8SJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding NN16 8SJ is primarily male, with 54.7% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	43.7%	45.3%	1.6%	51.0%	-5.7%
Male	56.3%	54.7%	-1.6%	49.0%	5.7%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around NN16 8SJ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.1% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	48.8%	53.1%	4.3%	37.9%	15.2%
Married: Opposite sex	31.3%	28.1%	-3.2%	44.2%	-16.1%
Married: Same sex	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.9%	3.6%	-1.3%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	12.4%	14%	1.6%	9.1%	4.9%
Widowed	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	6.1%	-4.9%

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	48.6%	51.7%	3.1%	48.4%	3.3%
Good health	36.5%	29.3%	-7.2%	33.6%	-4.3%
Fair health	9.7%	13.5%	3.8%	12.7%	0.8%
Bad health	5.1%	4%	-1.1%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	0.2%	1.6%	1.4%	1.2%	0.4%

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	20.2%	22.1%	1.9%	18.2%	3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.4%	12.4%	-7.0%	9.6%	2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.3%	14%	-0.3%	13.4%	0.6%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	8.1%	5.7%	5.3%	2.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.9%	11.9%	-1.0%	16.9%	-5.0%
Degree or Similar	18.3%	25.7%	7.4%	33.8%	-8.1%
Other	12.4%	5.9%	-6.5%	2.8%	3.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	1.1%	1.4%	0.3%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	2.9%	4.7%	1.8%	3.1%	1.6%
Pakistani	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.3%
Other Asian	5.3%	2.2%	-3.1%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	2%	3.9%	1.9%	2.5%	1.4%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.8%	0.1%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	84.2%	73.6%	-10.6%	81.4%	-7.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	2.8%	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
Other	1.5%	3.7%	2.2%	1.6%	2.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.2%	57.6%	-15.6%	83.2%	-25.6%
European Union	14.3%	24.2%	9.9%	6.1%	18.1%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	4%	3.3%	0.8%	3.2%
Africa	2.6%	4.6%	2.0%	2.7%	1.9%
Middle East and Asia	7%	7.3%	0.3%	5.6%	1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.2%	57.6%	-15.6%	83.2%	-25.6%
10+ Years	7%	16%	9.0%	9.8%	6.2%
5-10 Years	5.3%	10.3%	5.0%	2.9%	7.4%
2-5 Years	9.5%	6.7%	-2.8%	2.2%	4.5%
Less than 2 years	5.1%	9.3%	4.2%	1.9%	7.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	48.4%	76.7%	-28.3%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	9.7%	1.3%	8.4%
Romania	6%	0.9%	5.1%
Other EU countries	7.1%	1.5%	5.6%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	3.4%	1.2%	2.2%
South-East Asia	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	18.1%	13.5%	4.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.6%	37.2%	1.4%
Christian	48.4%	46.2%	2.2%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Muslim	1.8%	6.5%	-4.7%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Wellington Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Wellington Street was 44.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 67.8% lower than the Clover Hill average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Wellington Street has the 39th lowest crime rate of 130 local areas in Clover Hill and the 417th lowest crime rate of 1,080 local areas in North Northamptonshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -83.1%.

🔎 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. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,300

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in NN16 8SJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (very high )
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) - 8/10 (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) - 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 Wellington Street are based on 306 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 Wellington Street, Kettering, NN16 8SJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for NN16 8SJ

Average Price
£135,681

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£143,081

Other
£83,882

Estimated Average Property Prices for Wellington Street

Average Price
£183,268

Semi-Detached
£186,943

Terraced
£188,567

Detached
£251,383

Flats/Maisonettes
£159,761

Other
£105,604

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Wellington Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 The Woodyard Wellington Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£72,000	2025-05-06	£72,377
1 The Woodyard Wellington Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£81,000	2019-05-17	£94,582
7 The Woodyard Wellington Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire Other, an established residential building	£65,000	2016-09-09	£83,621
8 The Woodyard Wellington Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£72,000	2014-03-11	£116,485
11 The Woodyard Wellington Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire Flats/Maisonettes, a newly built property	£99,000	2007-02-14	£142,851

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for NN16 8SJ

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	200
Part-Time Employee	43
Long-Term Sick or disabled	31
Unemployed	31
Self-Employed	29
Other	22
Retired	22
Looking after home or family	21
Student (economically inactive)	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	74
Manufacturing	43
Human health and social work activities	36
Education	21
Transport and storage	18
Accommodation and food service activities	17
Administrative and support service activities	14
Construction	14
Other	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	4
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	998 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kettering Park Junior Academy Wood Street , NN16 9SE	1out of 4	541 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Kettering Park Infant Academy Park Avenue , NN16 9RU	2out of 4	590 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	606 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Grafton Street , NN16 9DF	3out of 4	709 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Compass Primary Academy Windmill Avenue , NN15 7EA	2out of 4	1,225 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kettering Science Academy Deeble Road , NN15 7AA	2out of 4	1,191 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Southfield School for Girls Lewis Road , NN15 6HE	3out of 4	2,074 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Bishop Stopford School Headlands , NN15 6BJ	4out of 4	2,152 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Latimer Arts College Castle Way , Barton Seagrave NN15 6SW	3out of 4	3,468 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	1,379 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 Centre , 97 Rockingham Road NN16 9HX	- not rated	453 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's School 52 Headlands , NN15 6DJ	- not rated	1,537 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wren Spinney Community School Westover Road , Off Westhill Drive NN15 7LB	4out of 4	1,724 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Special Academy Churchill Way , NN15 5DP	4out of 4	2,174 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Isebrook School Eastleigh Road , NN15 6PT	3out of 4	2,205 yd	Academy special converter	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
Bella Sicilia	53 Montagu Street	115 yd
Lunchbox	98a Montagu Street	150 yd
Julie's Cafe	50 Montagu Street	231 yd
Bonkers Playhouse	27a Victoria Street	283 yd
Sedir Restaurant Ltd	34-36 Montagu Street	297 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cuetopia	First Floor, 9 Montagu Street	335 yd
Shire Horse	The Shire Horse, 18 Newland Street	337 yd
Alexandra Arms	39 Victoria Street	337 yd
Kettering Rifle Band Club	82 Havelock Street	438 yd
The Rising Sun	3 Silver Street	442 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New China	36 Wellington Street	58 yd
Papa Johns	95-97 Montagu Street	118 yd
Master Chef	115 Montagu Street	156 yd
Las Palmas	27a Montagu Street	240 yd
Krusha's Delight Limited	52 Montagu Street	297 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	27 Newland Street	337 yd
Kettering Market Ltd	8-10 Montagu Street	350 yd
Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd	1-3 Rockingham Road	407 yd
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets Limited	Lower Street	760 yd
Tesco Express	London Road	1,050 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ladies First (Kettering) MONTAGU STREET	health and fitness suite	198 yd
Bodyshapers Gym & Health Studio SCHOOL LANE	health and fitness suite	374 yd
Ricochet Total Fitness (Closed) Regent Street	health and fitness suite	420 yd
Fit4Less (Kettering) B2, B2, NORTHALL STREET	health and fitness suite	597 yd
The Crescent Community Centre SUMMER CRESCENT	grass pitches	843 yd
Kettering Swimming Pool LONDON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	882 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%

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