Is Dewberry Close in Gillingham a nice place to live?

Dewberry Close is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Dewberry Close is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Dewberry Close is located in the River ward of the Medway district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.403453, 0.542852
Grid Ref TQ769702
Suburb St. Marys Island
Constituency Rochester and Strood
Postcodes ME4 3HN

House Prices

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

Crime in Dewberry Close, Kent

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

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

Social economic statistics for Dewberry 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 Dewberry Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Dewberry 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 Dewberry Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Dewberry Close 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 Dewberry Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Dewberry Close 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 Dewberry Close are in the top 10% 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 Dewberry Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Dewberry Close are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Dewberry Close

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

Unemployment in Dewberry 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.
3.15% of Dewberry Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Dewberry Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Dewberry Close. The proportion of retirees on Dewberry Close is 4.64% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.24% of Dewberry Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Dewberry Close

The proportion of home owners on Dewberry Close is 0.67% lower than the national average of 62%. 37.33% of properties in Dewberry Close are private rented and 0% are social rented.
61.33% of residents of Dewberry Close own their home

Country of Birth of Dewberry Close residents

The proportion if Dewberry Close residents born in the UK is 0.98% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 18.33% of Dewberry Close residents were born outside the UK.
81.67% of Dewberry Close residents were born in the UK

Dewberry Close Summary

Dewberry Close has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Dewberry Close maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Dewberry Close 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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