North Northamptonshire Council launches new affordable housing development in Kettering
16 July 2025
Local dignitaries were among many celebrating a launch event on 16 July 2025, to mark the council’s latest affordable housing new build development.
Prospective new tenants have been afforded the opportunity to bid to rent a new state-of-the-art home, located on the site of the former Grange Methodist Church, in Stamford Road, Kettering.
The new development comprises four new 3-bed houses, two 2-bed bungalows and two 1-bed bungalows. The new homes have been built with accessibility in mind; two of the 3-bed homes have a wet room downstairs, as well as a family bathroom upstairs, and a separate reception room downstairs that could be used as a bedroom. All four bungalows have an accessible wet room, and all properties have wide access doors and hallways.
The properties are the latest new homes developed by North Northamptonshire Council, as part of the council’s commitment to making good quality affordable housing available for residents to rent in the local authority area.
The development of eight properties cost just over £2 million to build and was fully funded by income generated by the council through sale of properties through the Right to Buy scheme.
The new Grange Methodist Church homes site was completed on the 19 May 2025, and all the tenants are now happily settled in their new homes.
It is heartwarming to see the new affordable housing development at the former Grange Methodist Church site in Kettering come to fruition.Cllr Martin Griffiths, Leader of the Council and Executive Member for Housing
I commend the whole team involved, who have worked extremely hard over several years to bring this impressive offer to our North Northamptonshire residents.
We know there is high demand for local affordable homes to rent, and the council is committed to delivering high quality, affordable and fully accessible homes that meet the needs of our residents, as set out in our recently adopted North Northamptonshire Housing Strategy 2025-2030.
I wish the new tenants every happiness in their new homes, whether raising young families or settling into retirement, I hope this new community goes from strength to strength.