London commuter townsKettering vs Northampton

Kettering vs Northampton: which commuter town suits you?

Kettering is 4 minutes closer to London and £20k cheaper on the average sold price.
Kettering

#116 of 118

Northampton

#107 of 118

Train to London

63 min
67 min

Annual season ticket

£9,798
£8,611

Average house price

£255k
£275k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

7.1x
7.2x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

67
86

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1000 Mb
955 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.2
7.6

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

29
51

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

153 ha
541 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

136
586

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Kettering

Northamptonshire · 63 min to London · average sold price £255k.

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Living in Northampton

Northamptonshire · 67 min to London · average sold price £275k.

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