Is New Kent Road in St Albans a nice place to live?

New Kent Road is classified by the ONS as Families in Terraces and Flats . New Kent Road has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

New Kent Road is located in the St Peters ward of the St Albans district in Hertfordshire.
Coordinates 51.7508, -0.33548
Grid Ref TL149070
Suburb Cottonmill
Constituency St Albans
Postcodes AL1 3XA, AL1 3XB, AL1 3XE, AL1 3XF, AL1 3XG

House Prices

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

Crime in New Kent Road, Hertfordshire

There were 5 street crime incidents in New Kent Road 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 New Kent Road
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Under investigation
2 Public Order Under investigation
3 Violent Crime Under investigation
4 Violent Crime Under investigation
5 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 New Kent Road and compared that to the average for the St Peters ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in New Kent Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Peters ward

Social economic statistics for New Kent 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 New Kent Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean New Kent 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 New Kent Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around New Kent Road are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around New Kent Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in New Kent Road are in the top 10% 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 New Kent Road are in the top 10% 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 New Kent Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in New Kent Road are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for New Kent Road

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

Unemployment in New Kent 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.
3.38% of New Kent Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in New Kent Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of New Kent Road. The proportion of retirees on New Kent Road is 11.52% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.08% of New Kent Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in New Kent Road

The proportion of home owners on New Kent Road is 11.47% lower than the national average of 62%. 43.68% of properties in New Kent Road are private rented and 5.79% are social rented.
50.53% of residents of New Kent Road own their home

Country of Birth of New Kent Road residents

The proportion if New Kent Road residents born in the UK is 9.3% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 26.65% of New Kent Road residents were born outside the UK.
73.35% of New Kent Road residents were born in the UK

New Kent Road Summary

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

New Kent Road 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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