Is Mill Road in Canterbury a nice place to live?

Mill Road is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Mill Road is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Mill Road is located in the Sturry ward of the Canterbury district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.297323, 1.118171
Grid Ref TR174599
Suburb Sturry
Constituency Canterbury
Postcodes CT2 0AD, CT2 0AG, CT2 0AJ, CT2 0AN

House Prices

The average house price in Mill Road is 12.64% higher than the rest of Canterbury. The last sale we have on record is 7 Mill Road, that sold for £350,000. The average house price in Canterbury is £296,614 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Mill Road

Date No. Type Price
28/07/2023 7 Detached £350,000
02/12/2022 50 Terrace £285,000
02/09/2022 9 Terrace £250,000
01/09/2022 3 Detached £350,000
17/05/2022 4 Detached £462,626
02/02/2022 60 Terrace £240,000
09/11/2021 7 Detached £375,000
04/11/2021 20 Terrace £287,500
04/11/2021 40 Detached £354,000
25/10/2021 WELSH HARP £530,000

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

Crime in Mill Road, Kent

There were 2 street crime incidents in Mill Road 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 Mill Road
# Category Outcome
1 Other Theft Unable to prosecute suspect
2 Other Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Mill Road and compared that to the average for the Sturry ward.

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

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Mill Road

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

Unemployment in Mill 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.
1.36% of Mill Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mill Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mill Road. The proportion of retirees on Mill Road is 5.28% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.32% of Mill Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mill Road

The proportion of home owners on Mill Road is 2.97% higher than the national average of 62%. 27.12% of properties in Mill Road are private rented and 7.34% are social rented.
64.97% of residents of Mill Road own their home

Country of Birth of Mill Road residents

The proportion if Mill Road residents born in the UK is 0.19% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 17.16% of Mill Road residents were born outside the UK.
82.84% of Mill Road residents were born in the UK

Mill Road Summary

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

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