Is Rock Hill in Kettering a nice place to live?

Rock Hill is classified by the ONS as Ageing Industrious Workers. Rock Hill is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Rock Hill is located in the Rothwell ward of the Kettering district in Northamptonshire.
Coordinates 52.422778, -0.796547
Grid Ref SP819812
Suburb Rothwell
Constituency Kettering
Postcodes NN14 2BY, NN14 6BY

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Rock Hill in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Rock Hill, Northamptonshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Rock Hill in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Northamptonshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Rock Hill
# Category Outcome
1 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Violent Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Rock Hill and compared that to the average for the Rothwell ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Rock Hill, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Rothwell ward

Social economic statistics for Rock Hill

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Rock Hill is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Rock Hill is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Rock Hill experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Rock Hill are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Rock Hill involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Rock Hill are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Rock Hill are in the top 40% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Rock Hill, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Rock Hill are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Rock Hill

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Rock Hill.

Unemployment in Rock Hill

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0.42% of Rock Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Rock Hill

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Rock Hill. The proportion of retirees on Rock Hill is 15.16% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.76% of Rock Hill residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Rock Hill

The proportion of home owners on Rock Hill is 1.16% higher than the national average of 62%. 22.56% of properties in Rock Hill are private rented and 13.53% are social rented.
63.16% of residents of Rock Hill own their home

Country of Birth of Rock Hill residents

The proportion if Rock Hill residents born in the UK is 12.49% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.86% of Rock Hill residents were born outside the UK.
95.14% of Rock Hill residents were born in the UK

Rock Hill Summary

Rock Hill has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Rock Hill maybe difficult.

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