Is Lynton Drive in Chatham a nice place to live?

Lynton Drive is classified by the ONS as Ageing Industrious Workers. Lynton Drive is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Lynton Drive is located in the Lordswood and Capstone ward of the Medway district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.338763, 0.537848
Grid Ref TQ768630
Suburb Wayfield
Constituency Chatham and Aylesford
Postcodes ME5 8PZ, ME5 8QA, ME5 8QY

House Prices

The average house price in Lynton Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Chatham. The last sale we have on record is 11 Lynton Drive, that sold for £281,000. The average house price in Chatham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lynton Drive

Date No. Type Price
06/11/2020 11 Semi £281,000
20/03/2020 15 Semi £265,000

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

Crime in Lynton Drive, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Lynton Drive during September 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 Lynton Drive and compared that to the average for the Lordswood and Capstone ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lynton Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Lordswood and Capstone ward

Social economic statistics for Lynton Drive

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 Lynton Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lynton Drive 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 Lynton Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lynton Drive are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Lynton Drive

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

Unemployment in Lynton Drive

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.
3.07% of Lynton Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lynton Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lynton Drive. The proportion of retirees on Lynton Drive is 22.63% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
41.23% of Lynton Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lynton Drive

The proportion of home owners on Lynton Drive is 6.55% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.87% of properties in Lynton Drive are private rented and 22.58% are social rented.
68.55% of residents of Lynton Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Lynton Drive residents

The proportion if Lynton Drive residents born in the UK is 10.4% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.95% of Lynton Drive residents were born outside the UK.
93.05% of Lynton Drive residents were born in the UK

Lynton Drive Summary

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

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