Is Priest Fields in Canterbury a nice place to live?

Priest Fields is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Priest Fields is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Priest Fields is located in the Reculver ward of the Canterbury district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.372097, 1.169353
Grid Ref TR206684
Suburb Bishopstone
Constituency North Thanet
Postcodes CT6 6RH

House Prices

The average house price in Priest Fields is 19.84% lower than the rest of Canterbury. The last sale we have on record is 17 Priest Fields, that sold for £150,000. The average house price in Canterbury is £296,614 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Priest Fields

Date No. Type Price
11/05/2021 17 Detached £150,000
09/01/2020 14 Detached £345,000

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

Crime in Priest Fields, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Priest Fields 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 Priest Fields and compared that to the average for the Reculver ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Priest Fields, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Reculver ward

Social economic statistics for Priest Fields

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Priest Fields

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

Unemployment in Priest Fields

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 Priest Fields residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Priest Fields

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Priest Fields. The proportion of retirees on Priest Fields is 26.67% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
45.27% of Priest Fields residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Priest Fields

The proportion of home owners on Priest Fields is 30.62% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.92% of properties in Priest Fields are private rented and 1.64% are social rented.
92.62% of residents of Priest Fields own their home

Country of Birth of Priest Fields residents

The proportion if Priest Fields residents born in the UK is 15.11% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.24% of Priest Fields residents were born outside the UK.
97.76% of Priest Fields residents were born in the UK

Priest Fields Summary

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

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