Is Woodlands Road in Gillingham a nice place to live?

Woodlands Road is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Woodlands Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Woodlands Road is located in the Gillingham North ward of the Medway district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.385329, 0.5693
Grid Ref TQ788682
Suburb Twydall
Constituency Gillingham and Rainham

House Prices

The average house price in Woodlands Road is 100% higher than the rest of Gillingham. The last sale we have on record is 327 Woodlands Road, that sold for £275,000. The average house price in Gillingham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Woodlands Road

Date No. Type Price
02/12/2022 327 Terrace £275,000
21/10/2022 176 Terrace £350,000
07/09/2022 211 Terrace £210,000
12/08/2022 98 Terrace £351,000
28/06/2022 92 Terrace £455,000
10/06/2022 325 Terrace £350,000
27/05/2022 307 Terrace £345,000
23/03/2022 291 Terrace £302,000
04/03/2022 56 Semi £298,000
17/02/2022 273 Terrace £252,000

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

Crime in Woodlands Road, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Woodlands Road 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 Woodlands Road and compared that to the average for the Gillingham North ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Woodlands Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Gillingham North ward

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Woodlands Road

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

Unemployment in Woodlands 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.
3.69% of Woodlands Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Woodlands Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Woodlands Road. The proportion of retirees on Woodlands Road is 9.38% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.22% of Woodlands Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Woodlands Road

The proportion of home owners on Woodlands Road is 33.07% lower than the national average of 62%. 6.61% of properties in Woodlands Road are private rented and 62.81% are social rented.
28.93% of residents of Woodlands Road own their home

Country of Birth of Woodlands Road residents

The proportion if Woodlands Road residents born in the UK is 6.97% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.38% of Woodlands Road residents were born outside the UK.
89.62% of Woodlands Road residents were born in the UK

Woodlands Road Summary

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

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