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

Average rent (2 bed)

£882/mo
£954/mo

Rent to local earnings

Share of the local authority's median wage

30%
30%

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.

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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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