Is Church Hill in Chatham a nice place to live?

Church Hill is classified by the ONS as Private Renting New Arrivals. Church Hill is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Church Hill is located in the Luton and Wayfield ward of the Medway district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.371738, 0.548408
Grid Ref TQ774667
Suburb Luton
Constituency Chatham and Aylesford
Postcodes ME5 7BL, ME5 7DF, ME5 7TR

House Prices

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

Crime in Church Hill, Kent

There were 3 street crime incidents in Church Hill 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 Church Hill
# Category Outcome
1 Possession Of Weapons Unable to prosecute suspect
2 Vehicle Crime Under investigation
3 Violent Crime Awaiting court outcome

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 Church Hill and compared that to the average for the Luton and Wayfield ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Church Hill, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Luton and Wayfield ward

Social economic statistics for Church Hill

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Church Hill

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

Unemployment in Church Hill

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.
4.27% of Church Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Church Hill

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Church Hill. The proportion of retirees on Church Hill is 8.73% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.87% of Church Hill residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Church Hill

The proportion of home owners on Church Hill is 11.22% lower than the national average of 62%. 25.39% of properties in Church Hill are private rented and 18.65% are social rented.
50.78% of residents of Church Hill own their home

Country of Birth of Church Hill residents

The proportion if Church Hill residents born in the UK is 2.02% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 19.37% of Church Hill residents were born outside the UK.
80.63% of Church Hill residents were born in the UK

Church Hill Summary

With house prices in Church Hill less than the average for Kent and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Church Hill has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Church Hill maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Church Hill has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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