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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005645

Kettering Town & West

Kettering Town & West is a Census neighbourhood of about 12,629 residents in North Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Northamptonshire
12,629

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,606

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,681

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

50.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Wrexham West, Wrexham8,678 residents · 48.1% owned · 27.2% no carLeighton Buzzard Central, Central Bedfordshire9,584 residents · 56.3% owned · 22.3% no carShirley South, Southampton8,018 residents · 47.7% owned · 31.5% no carHorsham Central, Horsham11,286 residents · 53.0% owned · 26.6% no carWitham Town, Braintree11,584 residents · 59.7% owned · 20.6% no carCentral Warrington, Warrington11,239 residents · 47.8% owned · 31.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kettering Town & West

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned50.9%
2,856 households
Private rented28.6%
1,602 households
Social rented19%
1,066 households
Shared ownership1.3%
72 households
Lives rent free0.2%
10 households
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.6%
1,490 households
Terraced23.7%
1,330 households
Detached23.4%
1,312 households
Semi-detached21.3%
1,196 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.3%
131 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.2%
66 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.4%
2,378 households
No cars or vans in household27.2%
1,524 households
2 cars or vans in household23%
1,287 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
418 households
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms31.1%
1,744 households
2 bedrooms31%
1,738 households
1 bedroom19%
1,066 households
4 or more bedrooms18.9%
1,059 households
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household55.9%
3,136 households
One-person household37.8%
2,121 households
Other household types6.3%
351 households
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.8%
2,121 households
2 people in household29.6%
1,662 households
3 people in household15.6%
876 households
4 people in household12.3%
691 households
5 people in household3.2%
179 households
6 people in household0.8%
46 households
7 people in household0.4%
21 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
2,220 residents
15–2917.8%
2,248 residents
30–4422.1%
2,796 residents
45–6424.7%
3,117 residents
65 and over17.8%
2,250 residents
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.8%
10,201 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.6%
1,214 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.3%
666 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
316 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
230 residents
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.4%
3,430 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.4%
1,989 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.2%
1,463 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
1,379 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
1,076 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
601 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
340 residents aged 16 and over
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.8%
6,459 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.1%
3,605 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
2,108 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations17.2%
1,769 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
1,314 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.1%
1,242 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
1,098 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
900 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
510 residents aged 16 and over
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
6,025 residents
Good health33.7%
4,253 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,701 residents
Bad health4.1%
514 residents
Very bad health1.1%
136 residents
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5%
10,289 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.5%
2,339 residents
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.2%
2,702 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
1,831 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.6%
818 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
238 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
18 households
Kettering Town & West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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