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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005647

Kettering South

Kettering South is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,623 residents in North Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for North Northamptonshire
7,623

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,278

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,296.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.3%

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.

Amblecote West & Stambermill, Dudley6,814 residents · 61.9% owned · 21.6% no carOakengates & Ketley, Telford and Wrekin10,465 residents · 58.4% owned · 21.1% no carBocking, Braintree7,451 residents · 51.4% owned · 22.1% no carFarnley West & Gamble Hill, Leeds6,096 residents · 60.5% owned · 27.7% no carWigston Town, Oadby and Wigston8,230 residents · 61.6% owned · 25.2% no carHarefield, Southampton6,402 residents · 59.0% owned · 20.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Kettering South

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

Tenure

Owned60.5%
1,983 households
Social rented21.9%
717 households
Private rented15.7%
516 households
Shared ownership1.5%
48 households
Lives rent free0.4%
14 households
Kettering South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.4%
1,588 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.5%
573 households
Detached17.3%
566 households
Terraced16%
524 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Kettering South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,374 households
2 cars or vans in household27.4%
897 households
No cars or vans in household22.1%
726 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
282 households
Kettering South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.8%
1,501 households
2 bedrooms29.9%
979 households
4 or more bedrooms13.1%
429 households
1 bedroom11.3%
370 households
Kettering South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.4%
2,045 households
One-person household32.4%
1,062 households
Other household types5.2%
170 households
Kettering South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.9%
1,080 households
1 person in household32.4%
1,062 households
3 people in household16.4%
538 households
4 people in household11.9%
391 households
5 people in household4.2%
138 households
6 people in household1.5%
49 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Kettering South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,374 residents
15–2916.7%
1,274 residents
30–4419.4%
1,475 residents
45–6426.7%
2,038 residents
65 and over19.2%
1,460 residents
Kettering South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.5%
6,745 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.8%
363 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.2%
241 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
189 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
81 residents
Kettering South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.3%
1,555 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,250 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.8%
1,036 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.7%
781 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
387 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Kettering South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.3%
3,651 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39%
2,398 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
103 residents aged 16 and over
Kettering South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,142 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.7%
903 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
740 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
605 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
497 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.6%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Kettering South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.9%
3,121 residents
Good health37.8%
2,882 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,158 residents
Bad health4.7%
358 residents
Very bad health1.4%
103 residents
Kettering South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
5,971 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,651 residents
Kettering South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.2%
1,350 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36%
1,182 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.8%
584 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.6%
151 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Kettering South · 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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