Bettescombe Road, Gillingham, Kent

Bettescombe Road is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Suburbia. Bettescombe Road is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Bettescombe Road is located in the Rainham Central ward of the Medway district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.358496, 0.596054
Grid Ref TQ808653
Suburb Rainham
Constituency Gillingham and Rainham

House Prices

The average house price in Bettescombe Road is 100% higher than the rest of Gillingham. The last sale we have on record is 65 Bettescombe Road, that sold for £425,000. The average house price in Gillingham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bettescombe Road

Date No. Type Price
15/12/2022 65 Semi £425,000
17/11/2022 112 Terrace £320,000
26/10/2022 94 Semi £320,000
24/10/2022 18 Semi £400,000
21/10/2022 146 Terrace £375,000
14/09/2022 36 Semi £378,750
03/08/2022 48 Semi £490,000
22/07/2022 138 Terrace £395,000
22/06/2022 72 Semi £280,000
09/02/2022 31 Detached £463,000

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

Crime in Bettescombe Road, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Bettescombe Road during May 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 Bettescombe Road and compared that to the average for the Rainham Central ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bettescombe Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Rainham Central ward

Social economic statistics for Bettescombe 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 Bettescombe Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Bettescombe 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 Bettescombe Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Bettescombe Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Bettescombe Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Bettescombe Road are in the top 20% 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 Bettescombe Road are in the top 20% 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 Bettescombe Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Bettescombe Road are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Bettescombe Road

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

Unemployment in Bettescombe 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% of Bettescombe Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bettescombe Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bettescombe Road. The proportion of retirees on Bettescombe Road is 4.73% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.33% of Bettescombe Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bettescombe Road

The proportion of home owners on Bettescombe Road is 33.49% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.51% of properties in Bettescombe Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
95.49% of residents of Bettescombe Road own their home

Country of Birth of Bettescombe Road residents

The proportion if Bettescombe Road residents born in the UK is 10.93% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.42% of Bettescombe Road residents were born outside the UK.
93.58% of Bettescombe Road residents were born in the UK

Bettescombe Road Summary

With house prices in Bettescombe Road more than the average for Kent and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Bettescombe Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Bettescombe Road maybe difficult.

Bettescombe Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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