Is Martin’s Way in Folkestone and Hythe a nice place to live?

Martin's Way is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Martin's Way is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Martin's Way is located in the Hythe Rural ward of the Folkestone and Hythe district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.064384, 1.04641
Grid Ref TR135338
Suburb Hythe
Constituency Folkestone and Hythe
Postcodes CT21 6QU

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Martin's Way in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Martin's Way, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Martin's Way 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 Martin's Way and compared that to the average for the Hythe Rural ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Martin's Way, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hythe Rural ward

Social economic statistics for Martin's Way

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

2021 Census for Martin's Way

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Martin's Way.

Unemployment in Martin's Way

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.
2.17% of Martin's Way residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Martin's Way

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Martin's Way. The proportion of retirees on Martin's Way is 7.01% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.59% of Martin's Way residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Martin's Way

The proportion of home owners on Martin's Way is 4.67% higher than the national average of 62%. 24.17% of properties in Martin's Way are private rented and 9.17% are social rented.
66.67% of residents of Martin's Way own their home

Country of Birth of Martin's Way residents

The proportion if Martin's Way residents born in the UK is 11.55% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.8% of Martin's Way residents were born outside the UK.
94.2% of Martin's Way residents were born in the UK

Martin's Way Summary

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

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