Is Pound Lane in Ashford a nice place to live?

Pound Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Pound Lane has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Pound Lane is located in the Downs North ward of the Ashford district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.226935, 0.901799
Grid Ref TR027515
Suburb Molash
Constituency Ashford

House Prices

The average house price in Pound Lane is 47.01% higher than the rest of Ashford. The last sale we have on record is REVERSLEA HOUSE Pound Lane, that sold for £521,000. The average house price in Ashford is £297,892 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Pound Lane

Date No. Type Price
15/09/2022 REVERSLEA HOUSE Detached £521,000
19/04/2022 WREN COTTAGE Detached £542,000
17/09/2021 COPPER COTTAGE Detached £775,000
09/09/2021 UNIT 2B £535,000
15/06/2021 MEADOW VIEW Detached £438,000
20/05/2021 FIELD SIDE Detached £460,000
22/04/2021 OATHILL FARM Detached £1,020,000
17/03/2021 PENNY COTTAGE Detached £492,500
02/10/2020 FAIRVIEW Detached £455,000

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

Crime in Pound Lane, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Pound Lane 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 Pound Lane and compared that to the average for the Downs North ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Pound Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Downs North ward

Social economic statistics for Pound Lane

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 Pound Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Pound Lane 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 Pound Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Pound Lane are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Pound Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Pound Lane are in the top 40% 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 Pound Lane 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 Pound Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Pound Lane are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Pound Lane

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

Unemployment in Pound Lane

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.
2.88% of Pound Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Pound Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Pound Lane. The proportion of retirees on Pound Lane is 13.13% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.73% of Pound Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Pound Lane

The proportion of home owners on Pound Lane is 23% higher than the national average of 62%. 12% of properties in Pound Lane are private rented and 3% are social rented.
85% of residents of Pound Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Pound Lane residents

The proportion if Pound Lane residents born in the UK is 12.37% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.98% of Pound Lane residents were born outside the UK.
95.02% of Pound Lane residents were born in the UK

Pound Lane Summary

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

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