Is Boughton Bypass in Canterbury a nice place to live?

Boughton Bypass is classified by the ONS as Rural Life. Boughton Bypass has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Boughton Bypass is located in the Boughton and Courtenay ward of the Swale district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.289413, 0.99572
Grid Ref TR089587
Suburb Dunkirk
Constituency Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcodes CT2 9AY, CT2 9AZ, CT2 9HX, ME13 9LN, ME13 9LW

House Prices

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

Crime in Boughton Bypass, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Boughton Bypass 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 Boughton Bypass and compared that to the average for the Boughton and Courtenay ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Boughton Bypass, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Boughton and Courtenay ward

Social economic statistics for Boughton Bypass

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 Boughton Bypass is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Boughton Bypass 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 Boughton Bypass experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Boughton Bypass are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Boughton Bypass involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Boughton Bypass are in the top 20% 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 Boughton Bypass 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 Boughton Bypass, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Boughton Bypass are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Boughton Bypass

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

Unemployment in Boughton Bypass

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.
1.15% of Boughton Bypass residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Boughton Bypass

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Boughton Bypass. The proportion of retirees on Boughton Bypass is 17.42% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
36.02% of Boughton Bypass residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Boughton Bypass

The proportion of home owners on Boughton Bypass is 21.74% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.76% of properties in Boughton Bypass are private rented and 6.5% are social rented.
83.74% of residents of Boughton Bypass own their home

Country of Birth of Boughton Bypass residents

The proportion if Boughton Bypass residents born in the UK is 9.27% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.08% of Boughton Bypass residents were born outside the UK.
91.92% of Boughton Bypass residents were born in the UK

Boughton Bypass Summary

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

Boughton Bypass 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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