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Avondale Grange
vs Kettering Central

Kettering Central has the younger population: 22% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Avondale Grange. Homes in Avondale Grange sold for a median of £207,500, 26% above Kettering Central. Avondale Grange has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 4%).

Map of North Northamptonshire with Avondale Grange highlighted
Avondale Grange
117 postcodes
Map of North Northamptonshire with Kettering Central highlighted
Kettering Central
344 postcodes
Map of North Northamptonshire
North Northamptonshire
city average

People

Avondale Grange has 6,371 residents in 2,625 households; Kettering Central has 12,413 in 5,821. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (12% and 12%). Kettering Central has the higher share of people living alone: 42%, 12.9 percentage points more than Avondale Grange (North Northamptonshire: 27%).

6,371Residents (2021)
12,413Residents (2021)
359,525Residents (2021)
2,625Households
5,821Households
148,918Households
18.8%Aged 15–29
21.6%Aged 15–29
16.7%Aged 15–29
12.4%Aged 65 and over
12.0%Aged 65 and over
18.2%Aged 65 and over
29.0%Living alone
41.9%Living alone
27.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Avondale Grange (42%) and terraced houses in Kettering Central (45%). Avondale Grange has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 42%, 5.3 percentage points more than Kettering Central (North Northamptonshire: 65%). Kettering Central has the higher share of private renting: 42%, 23.2 percentage points more than Avondale Grange (North Northamptonshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £207,500 in Avondale Grange and £165,000 in Kettering Central, against £265,000 across North Northamptonshire.

£207,500Median sale price
£165,000Median sale price
£265,000Median sale price
42.3%Owner-occupied
37.0%Owner-occupied
65.0%Owner-occupied
18.9%Private renting
42.1%Private renting
18.4%Private renting
37.1%Social renting
19.6%Social renting
15.2%Social renting
3.8%Detached houses
6.5%Detached houses
29.9%Detached houses
42.4%Semi-detached houses
10.9%Semi-detached houses
35.3%Semi-detached houses
34.0%Terraced houses
45.0%Terraced houses
23.3%Terraced houses
17.6%Flats
28.6%Flats
9.1%Flats

Surroundings

Avondale Grange has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 13.5 percentage points more than Kettering Central (North Northamptonshire: 14%). A typical postcode has 94 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Avondale Grange, and 257 in Kettering Central. The typical postcode is 229 m from the nearest school in Avondale Grange and 431 m in Kettering Central. The typical postcode is 2,277 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Avondale Grange and 1,149 m in Kettering Central. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Avondale Grange and 93% in Kettering Central.

17.9%Green space within 500 m
4.4%Green space within 500 m
13.9%Green space within 500 m
94Services within 15 min (median)
257Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
229 mNearest school (median)
431 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
361Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
92.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
95.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 122 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Avondale Grange and 224 in Kettering Central, against 91 across North Northamptonshire. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

122Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
224Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
91Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Avondale Grange

Avondale Grange is one of 31 wards in North Northamptonshire, home to 6,371 people in 2,625 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £207,500 over the past two years, 22% below the North Northamptonshire median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% above the North Northamptonshire average.

Kettering Central

Kettering Central is one of 31 wards in North Northamptonshire, home to 12,413 people in 5,821 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £165,000 over the past two years, 38% below the North Northamptonshire median. On average 4% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 68% below the North Northamptonshire average.

More comparisons.

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