Is Snodland, Kent a nice place to live?

Is Snodland a nice place to live or is Snodland 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 Snodland meets our criteria.

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Snodland. 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 Snodland. 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	Ditton	22109
2	Larkfield North	20616
3	Aylesford South	19620
4	Snodland West and Holborough Lakes	19062
5	Larkfield South	15932
6	Cuxton and Halling	15734
7	Aylesford North and Walderslade	15278
8	Burham and Wouldham	11863
9	Snodland East and Ham Hill	11072
10	East Malling	7257

Is Snodland a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Snodland, 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 Snodland 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 (Snodland)	4
Gravesham	4.84
Medway	5.1

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Snodland. 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 Snodland. 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	Larkfield North (Best)	27705
2	Ditton	25094
3	Larkfield South	24086
4	Cuxton and Halling	23426
5	Aylesford North and Walderslade	23110
6	Snodland West and Holborough Lakes	22290
7	Aylesford South	21666
8	Burham and Wouldham	20897
9	East Malling	19180
10	Snodland East and Ham Hill (Worst)	17413

Is Snodland rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Snodland. 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	Larkfield North	24260
2	Cuxton and Halling	22693
3	Larkfield South	22616
4	Ditton	22342
5	Snodland West and Holborough Lakes	20703
6	Aylesford North and Walderslade	19839
7	Aylesford South	18711
8	Burham and Wouldham	17370
9	Snodland East and Ham Hill	13273
10	East Malling	11256

How affordable are the rents in Snodland?

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, Snodland rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Kent.

Beds	Tonbridge and Malling	Kent
1	£795	£685
2	£1000	£860
3	£1300	£1050
4	£1800	£1498

How much can I earn in Snodland per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Snodland, 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 Snodland's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Tonbridge and Malling (Snodland)	£766.60
2	Gravesham	£755.40
3	Dartford	£753.00
4	Medway UA	£683.40

So, is Snodland a nice place to live?

Snodland has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Snodland are more expensive than other parts of Kent.  However, Snodland does have a number of wards were crime is worse than the national average.

* Probably.