Is Kent Crescent in East Hertfordshire a nice place to live?

Kent Crescent is classified by the ONS as Ageing Industrious Workers. Kent Crescent has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Kent Crescent is located in the Bishop's Stortford Central ward of the East Hertfordshire district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.858275, 0.151057
Grid Ref TL482199
Suburb Bishop's Stortford
Constituency Hertford and Stortford
Postcodes CM23 3QB, CM23 3QD, CM23 3RA

House Prices

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

Crime in Kent Crescent, Hertfordshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Kent Crescent in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Hertfordshire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Kent Crescent
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Kent Crescent and compared that to the average for the Bishop's Stortford Central ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Kent Crescent, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bishop's Stortford Central ward

Social economic statistics for Kent Crescent

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Kent Crescent involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Kent Crescent are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Kent Crescent are in the top 20% least health & disability deprived 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 Kent Crescent, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Kent Crescent are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Kent Crescent

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

Unemployment in Kent Crescent

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.
1.19% of Kent Crescent residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kent Crescent

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kent Crescent. The proportion of retirees on Kent Crescent is 24.09% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
42.69% of Kent Crescent residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kent Crescent

The proportion of home owners on Kent Crescent is 25.41% lower than the national average of 62%. 6.1% of properties in Kent Crescent are private rented and 49.39% are social rented.
36.59% of residents of Kent Crescent own their home

Country of Birth of Kent Crescent residents

The proportion if Kent Crescent residents born in the UK is 8.06% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.29% of Kent Crescent residents were born outside the UK.
90.71% of Kent Crescent residents were born in the UK

Kent Crescent Summary

Kent Crescent has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Kent Crescent maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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