Is Brakefield Road in Dartford a nice place to live?

Brakefield Road is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Brakefield Road has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Brakefield Road is located in the Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet ward of the Dartford district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.407774, 0.323538
Grid Ref TQ616702
Suburb Southfleet
Constituency Dartford
Postcodes DA13 9PR, DA13 9PZ, DA13 9QA, DA13 9QD

House Prices

The average house price in Brakefield Road is 33.67% higher than the rest of Dartford. The last sale we have on record is 32 Brakefield Road, that sold for £797,000. The average house price in Dartford is £351,042 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Brakefield Road

Date No. Type Price
08/12/2022 32 Detached £797,000
14/10/2022 FLEET HOUSE Flat £200,250
30/06/2022 22 Detached £665,000
28/06/2022 20 Detached £665,000
19/02/2021 8 Terrace £319,000

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

Crime in Brakefield Road, Kent

There were 1 street crime incidents in Brakefield 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 Brakefield Road
# Category Outcome
1 Other 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 Brakefield Road and compared that to the average for the Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Brakefield Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet ward

Social economic statistics for Brakefield 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 Brakefield Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Brakefield 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 Brakefield Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Brakefield Road are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Brakefield Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Brakefield Road are in the top 30% least 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 Brakefield 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 Brakefield Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Brakefield Road are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Brakefield Road

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

Unemployment in Brakefield 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.
0.29% of Brakefield Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brakefield Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brakefield Road. The proportion of retirees on Brakefield Road is 8.22% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.82% of Brakefield Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brakefield Road

The proportion of home owners on Brakefield Road is 26.02% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.78% of properties in Brakefield Road are private rented and 1.8% are social rented.
88.02% of residents of Brakefield Road own their home

Country of Birth of Brakefield Road residents

The proportion if Brakefield Road residents born in the UK is 9.12% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.23% of Brakefield Road residents were born outside the UK.
91.77% of Brakefield Road residents were born in the UK

Brakefield Road Summary

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

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