Is Kempston Road in Weymouth a nice place to live?

Kempston Road is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Kempston Road has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Kempston Road is located in the Rodwell & Wyke ward of the Dorset district in Dorset.
Coordinates 50.603257, -2.455745
Grid Ref SY678782
Suburb Weymouth
Constituency South Dorset
Postcodes DT4 8XB

House Prices

The average house price in Kempston Road is 31.89% higher than the rest of Weymouth. The last sale we have on record is 14 Kempston Road, that sold for £390,000. The average house price in Weymouth is £251,054 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Kempston Road

Date No. Type Price
30/09/2021 14 Terrace £390,000
08/09/2021 5 Terrace £400,000
16/10/2020 23 Detached £422,000
18/09/2020 26 Detached £395,000
19/06/2020 12 Terrace £236,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Kempston Road, Dorset

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Dorset Police in Kempston Road during September 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 Kempston Road and compared that to the average for the Rodwell & Wyke ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Kempston Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Rodwell & Wyke ward

Social economic statistics for Kempston Road

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 Kempston Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Kempston Road 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 Kempston Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Kempston Road are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Kempston Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Kempston Road are in the top 30% of the most 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 Kempston Road are in the top 40% of the most health & disability in the country

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 Kempston Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Kempston Road are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Kempston Road

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

Unemployment in Kempston Road

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% of Kempston Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kempston Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kempston Road. The proportion of retirees on Kempston Road is 8.36% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.96% of Kempston Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kempston Road

The proportion of home owners on Kempston Road is 3.79% higher than the national average of 62%. 31.58% of properties in Kempston Road are private rented and 1.75% are social rented.
65.79% of residents of Kempston Road own their home

Country of Birth of Kempston Road residents

The proportion if Kempston Road residents born in the UK is 11.33% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.02% of Kempston Road residents were born outside the UK.
93.98% of Kempston Road residents were born in the UK

Kempston Road Summary

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

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