New build homes for sale in Kettering

The A14 is the direct link to the M1 and M6 intersection just north of Rugby, and the A43 connects Northampton with Stamford. From the train station, you can arrive at London St Pancras in an hour and link for Eurostar services. Travel to the other main towns in the East Midlands is also easy and convenient via the Midland mainline railway.

Local bus services, with routes across the town, link to Milton Keynes, Northampton, Wellingborough and Market Harborough. For international travel you have five airports, all within a 2-hour drive: Heathrow, Luton, East Midlands, Birmingham and Stansted.

Full of family-friendly amenities, the town has a wide range of local and big-brand shops, weekly markets, leisure venues, schools, parks and playgrounds. There are independent shops, cafés and restaurants in the historic Cultural Quarter, plus the bustling high street has a range of well-known retailers and department stores.

As well as a good range of primary schools, it has four secondary schools: Bishop Stopford School, Kettering Science Academy, Kettering Buccleuch Academy and Southfield School for Girls.

There’s also an arts college, Latimer Arts College, nearby in the village of Barton Seagrave. Sixth form opportunities, the Tresham College of Further Education has one of its three campuses in the town.