Kingswood, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire

Kingswood is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Kingswood is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Kingswood is located in the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe ward of the Newcastle-under-Lyme district in Staffordshire.
Coordinates 53.085978, -2.231868
Grid Ref SJ845543
Suburb Kidsgrove
Constituency Stoke-on-Trent North
Postcodes ST7 4UX

House Prices

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

Crime in Kingswood, Staffordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Staffordshire Police in Kingswood during May 2024.

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 Kingswood and compared that to the average for the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Kingswood, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe ward

Social economic statistics for Kingswood

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 Kingswood is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Kingswood 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 Kingswood experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Kingswood are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Kingswood involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Kingswood are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

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 Kingswood are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Kingswood, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Kingswood are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Kingswood

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

Unemployment in Kingswood

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.
0.41% of Kingswood residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kingswood

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kingswood. The proportion of retirees on Kingswood is 14.18% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.78% of Kingswood residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kingswood

The proportion of home owners on Kingswood is 35.22% higher than the national average of 62%. 2.78% of properties in Kingswood are private rented and 0% are social rented.
97.22% of residents of Kingswood own their home

Country of Birth of Kingswood residents

The proportion if Kingswood residents born in the UK is 15.25% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.1% of Kingswood residents were born outside the UK.
97.9% of Kingswood residents were born in the UK

Kingswood Summary

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

Kingswood has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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