Is Ripon Close in Gillingham a nice place to live?

Ripon Close is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Ripon Close has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Ripon Close is located in the Twydall ward of the Medway district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.373867, 0.596435
Grid Ref TQ808670
Suburb Rainham
Constituency Gillingham and Rainham
Postcodes ME8 7BS

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Ripon Close in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Ripon Close, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Ripon Close 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 Ripon Close and compared that to the average for the Twydall ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ripon Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Twydall ward

Social economic statistics for Ripon Close

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 Ripon Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ripon Close 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 Ripon Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ripon Close are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Ripon Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ripon Close 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 Ripon Close are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Ripon Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ripon Close are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Ripon Close

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

Unemployment in Ripon Close

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.
0.46% of Ripon Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ripon Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ripon Close. The proportion of retirees on Ripon Close is 14.73% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.33% of Ripon Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ripon Close

The proportion of home owners on Ripon Close is 23.59% higher than the national average of 62%. 14.41% of properties in Ripon Close are private rented and 0% are social rented.
85.59% of residents of Ripon Close own their home

Country of Birth of Ripon Close residents

The proportion if Ripon Close residents born in the UK is 11.7% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.65% of Ripon Close residents were born outside the UK.
94.35% of Ripon Close residents were born in the UK

Ripon Close Summary

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

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