Is Sweechbridge Road in Canterbury a nice place to live?

Sweechbridge Road is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Sweechbridge Road 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

Sweechbridge Road is located in the Reculver ward of the Canterbury district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.367061, 1.173617
Grid Ref TR210678
Suburb Bishopstone
Constituency North Thanet
Postcodes CT6 6TB, CT6 6TD, CT6 6TE, CT6 6TG

House Prices

The average house price in Sweechbridge Road is 55.18% higher than the rest of Canterbury. The last sale we have on record is 4 Sweechbridge Road, that sold for £457,000. The average house price in Canterbury is £296,614 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Sweechbridge Road

Date No. Type Price
04/11/2022 4 Semi £457,000
17/08/2022 SWEECHBRIDGE HOUSE Detached £1,500,000
19/04/2021 ELMCOURT FARM BUNGALOW Detached £300,000
11/12/2020 15 Terrace £390,000

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

Crime in Sweechbridge Road, Kent

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

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

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Sweechbridge Road

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

Unemployment in Sweechbridge 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.
3.14% of Sweechbridge Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sweechbridge Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sweechbridge Road. The proportion of retirees on Sweechbridge Road is 7.45% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.15% of Sweechbridge Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sweechbridge Road

The proportion of home owners on Sweechbridge Road is 14.86% lower than the national average of 62%. 25% of properties in Sweechbridge Road are private rented and 19.29% are social rented.
47.14% of residents of Sweechbridge Road own their home

Country of Birth of Sweechbridge Road residents

The proportion if Sweechbridge Road residents born in the UK is 15.26% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.09% of Sweechbridge Road residents were born outside the UK.
97.91% of Sweechbridge Road residents were born in the UK

Sweechbridge Road Summary

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

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