Kitchener Avenue, Chatham, Kent

Kitchener Avenue is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Kitchener Avenue is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Kitchener Avenue is located in the Chatham Central ward of the Medway district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.36813, 0.528122
Grid Ref TQ760662
Suburb Wayfield
Constituency Chatham and Aylesford
Postcodes ME4 5XP

House Prices

The average house price in Kitchener Avenue is 100% higher than the rest of Chatham. The last sale we have on record is 16 Kitchener Avenue, that sold for £156,000. The average house price in Chatham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Kitchener Avenue

Date No. Type Price
02/03/2023 16 Terrace £156,000
01/04/2022 29 Terrace £300,000
25/03/2022 39 Terrace £275,000
30/09/2021 36 Terrace £193,500
28/06/2021 32 Terrace £290,000

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

Crime in Kitchener Avenue, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Kitchener Avenue during July 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 Kitchener Avenue and compared that to the average for the Chatham Central ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Kitchener Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Chatham Central ward

Social economic statistics for Kitchener Avenue

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 Kitchener Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Kitchener Avenue 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 Kitchener Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Kitchener Avenue 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 Kitchener Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Kitchener Avenue are in the top 10% 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 Kitchener Avenue are in the top 30% 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 Kitchener Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Kitchener Avenue are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Kitchener Avenue

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

Unemployment in Kitchener Avenue

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.
3.31% of Kitchener Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kitchener Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kitchener Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Kitchener Avenue is 4.14% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.46% of Kitchener Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kitchener Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Kitchener Avenue is 1.13% lower than the national average of 62%. 12.17% of properties in Kitchener Avenue are private rented and 26.96% are social rented.
60.87% of residents of Kitchener Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Kitchener Avenue residents

The proportion if Kitchener Avenue residents born in the UK is 4.55% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.8% of Kitchener Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
87.2% of Kitchener Avenue residents were born in the UK

Kitchener Avenue Summary

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

Kitchener Avenue 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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