Is Giles Lane in Canterbury a nice place to live?

Giles Lane is classified by the ONS as Student Communal Living. Giles Lane is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Giles Lane is located in the Blean Forest ward of the Canterbury district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.299915, 1.070969
Grid Ref TR141601
Suburb St. Stephen's
Constituency Canterbury

House Prices

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

Crime in Giles Lane, Kent

There were 1 street crime incidents in Giles Lane in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Kent Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Giles Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Drugs 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 Giles Lane and compared that to the average for the Blean Forest ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Giles Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Blean Forest ward

Social economic statistics for Giles 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 Giles Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Giles 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 Giles Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Giles Lane 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 Giles Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Giles Lane 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 Giles Lane 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 Giles Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Giles Lane are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Giles Lane

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

Unemployment in Giles 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.
0.16% of Giles Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Giles Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Giles Lane. The proportion of retirees on Giles Lane is 17.95% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
0.65% of Giles Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Giles Lane

The proportion of home owners on Giles Lane is 8.75% lower than the national average of 62%. 40.26% of properties in Giles Lane are private rented and 6.49% are social rented.
53.25% of residents of Giles Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Giles Lane residents

The proportion if Giles Lane residents born in the UK is 12.37% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 29.72% of Giles Lane residents were born outside the UK.
70.28% of Giles Lane residents were born in the UK

Giles Lane Summary

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

Giles Lane 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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