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Avondale Grange
vs Kettering North

Avondale Grange has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Kettering North. Homes in Kettering North sold for a median of £256,000, 23% above Avondale Grange. Avondale Grange has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 14%).

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

People

Avondale Grange has 6,371 residents in 2,625 households; Kettering North has 10,442 in 4,224. Kettering North has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 5.6 percentage points more than Avondale Grange (North Northamptonshire: 18%). Avondale Grange has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 3.4 percentage points more than Kettering North (North Northamptonshire: 27%).

6,371Residents (2021)
10,442Residents (2021)
359,525Residents (2021)
2,625Households
4,224Households
148,918Households
18.8%Aged 15–29
17.1%Aged 15–29
16.7%Aged 15–29
12.4%Aged 65 and over
18.0%Aged 65 and over
18.2%Aged 65 and over
29.0%Living alone
25.6%Living alone
27.3%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Avondale Grange (42%) and detached houses in Kettering North (37%). Kettering North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 68%, 25.9 percentage points more than Avondale Grange (North Northamptonshire: 65%). Kettering North has the higher share of private renting: 26%, 6.6 percentage points more than Avondale Grange (North Northamptonshire: 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £207,500 in Avondale Grange and £256,000 in Kettering North, against £265,000 across North Northamptonshire.

£207,500Median sale price
£256,000Median sale price
£265,000Median sale price
42.3%Owner-occupied
68.2%Owner-occupied
65.0%Owner-occupied
18.9%Private renting
25.5%Private renting
18.4%Private renting
37.1%Social renting
5.7%Social renting
15.2%Social renting
3.8%Detached houses
37.4%Detached houses
29.9%Detached houses
42.4%Semi-detached houses
27.7%Semi-detached houses
35.3%Semi-detached houses
34.0%Terraced houses
25.1%Terraced houses
23.3%Terraced houses
17.6%Flats
7.7%Flats
9.1%Flats

Surroundings

Avondale Grange has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 4.4 percentage points more than Kettering North (North Northamptonshire: 14%). A typical postcode has 94 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Avondale Grange, and 99 in Kettering North. The typical postcode is 229 m from the nearest school in Avondale Grange and 386 m in Kettering North. The typical postcode is 2,277 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Avondale Grange and 2,281 m in Kettering North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Avondale Grange and 98% in Kettering North.

17.9%Green space within 500 m
13.5%Green space within 500 m
13.9%Green space within 500 m
94Services within 15 min (median)
99Services within 15 min (median)
49Services within 15 min (median)
229 mNearest school (median)
386 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
361Postcodes in flood risk areas
98.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)
98.5%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 80 in Kettering North, 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
80Recorded 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 North

Kettering North is one of 31 wards in North Northamptonshire, home to 10,442 people in 4,224 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £256,000 over the past two years, 3% below the North Northamptonshire median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the North Northamptonshire average.

More comparisons.

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