Neighbourhood · North Northamptonshire
Kettering Avondale Grange: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Kettering Avondale Grange neighbourhood of North Northamptonshire, England (ONS area North Northamptonshire 016). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes NN15, NN16. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near NN16 9SU.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Kettering Avondale Grange is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against North Northamptonshire (5 of 21 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £202,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across North Northamptonshire (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Kettering, is about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£202,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +35% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.16; 5 of 21 signals up, 1 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 3 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 3.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£40,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.2 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Kettering Avondale Grange sits in North Northamptonshire
- Typical house price: 5th lowest of 40 neighbourhoods in North Northamptonshire
- Average household income: 3rd lowest of 40 neighbourhoods in North Northamptonshire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Kettering Avondale Grange
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
5 of 21 counted signals point towards rising affluence against North Northamptonshire, 1 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Schools improving
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Kettering Railway station, about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (2.0 km in a straight line). About 7.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (47 to 58 min) and Corby (about 8 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Grange Primary Academy 270 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Kettering Buccleuch Academy 680 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 6 (Feb 2026).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Kettering Avondale Grange
What is the typical house price in Kettering Avondale Grange?
£202,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +35% against 2017-2019.
How does Kettering Avondale Grange compare with the rest of North Northamptonshire?
Typical house price: 5th lowest of 40 neighbourhoods in North Northamptonshire. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 40 neighbourhoods in North Northamptonshire.
Is Kettering Avondale Grange an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Kettering Avondale Grange gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.16; 5 of 21 signals up, 1 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Kettering Avondale Grange?
Kettering. Railway station, about a 25-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (2.0 km in a straight line). About 7.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras International (47 to 58 min) and Corby (about 8 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Kettering Avondale Grange?
Nearest state primary school. Grange Primary Academy. 270 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Kettering Buccleuch Academy. 680 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 6 (Feb 2026).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.