Is Malvern Road in Chatham a nice place to live?

Malvern Road is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Malvern Road has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Malvern Road is located in the Watling ward of the Medway district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.375181, 0.557523
Grid Ref TQ780671
Constituency Gillingham and Rainham
Postcodes ME7 4BA, ME7 4BB

House Prices

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

Crime in Malvern Road, Kent

There were 3 street crime incidents in Malvern 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 Malvern Road
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Unable to prosecute suspect
2 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
3 Violent Crime 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 Malvern Road and compared that to the average for the Watling ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Malvern Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Watling ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Malvern Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Malvern 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 Malvern 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 Malvern Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Malvern Road are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Malvern Road

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

Unemployment in Malvern 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.
2.66% of Malvern Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Malvern Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Malvern Road. The proportion of retirees on Malvern Road is 3.77% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.83% of Malvern Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Malvern Road

The proportion of home owners on Malvern Road is 19.03% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.38% of properties in Malvern Road are private rented and 1.72% are social rented.
81.03% of residents of Malvern Road own their home

Country of Birth of Malvern Road residents

The proportion if Malvern Road residents born in the UK is 7.57% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.78% of Malvern Road residents were born outside the UK.
90.22% of Malvern Road residents were born in the UK

Malvern Road Summary

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

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