Is Northfleet, Kent a nice place to live?

Is Northfleet a nice place to live or is Northfleet a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Northfleet meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Northfleet?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Northfleet. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Northfleet. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Woodlands	5463
2	Greenhithe & Knockhall	5462
3	Tilbury St Chads	5444
4	Northfleet South	5280
5	Ebbsfleet	5031
6	Coldharbour	4299
7	Swanscombe	4276
8	Northfleet North	3097
9	Pelham	2769
10	Riverside	2053

Is Northfleet a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Northfleet, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Northfleet residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Dartford	3.76
Tonbridge and Malling	4
Bexley	4.33
Gravesham (Northfleet)	4.84

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Northfleet. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Northfleet. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Woodlands (Best)	23712
2	Greenhithe & Knockhall	23045
3	Ebbsfleet	19534
4	Northfleet South	18387
5	Pelham	15554
6	Riverside	14047
7	Swanscombe	14029
8	Northfleet North	13934
9	Coldharbour	11569
10	Tilbury St Chads (Worst)	10705

Is Northfleet rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Northfleet. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Woodlands	19935
2	Greenhithe & Knockhall	18965
3	Ebbsfleet	16598
4	Northfleet South	12659
5	Pelham	12449
6	Swanscombe	9514
7	Northfleet North	8984
8	Coldharbour	8399
9	Riverside	7605
10	Tilbury St Chads	5253

How affordable are the rents in Northfleet?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Northfleet rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Kent.

Beds	Gravesham	Kent
1	£700	£685
2	£900	£860
3	£1100	£1050
4	£1400	£1498

How much can I earn in Northfleet per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Northfleet, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Northfleet's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Bexley	£789.80
2	Tonbridge and Malling	£766.60
3	Gravesham (Northfleet)	£755.40
4	Dartford	£753.00

So, is Northfleet a nice place to live?

* Probably.