Is Wigmore Road in Gillingham a nice place to live?

Wigmore Road is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Wigmore Road is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Wigmore Road is located in the Rainham Central ward of the Medway district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.352128, 0.580196
Grid Ref TQ797646
Suburb Wigmore
Constituency Gillingham and Rainham

House Prices

The average house price in Wigmore Road is 100% higher than the rest of Gillingham. The last sale we have on record is 276 Wigmore Road, that sold for £450,000. The average house price in Gillingham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wigmore Road

Date No. Type Price
24/11/2022 276 Semi £450,000
21/10/2022 222 Detached £588,000
23/09/2022 115 Detached £735,000
05/08/2022 203 £750,000
21/03/2022 213 Detached £644,000
11/03/2022 71 Detached £375,000
01/12/2021 266 Detached £857,000
26/11/2021 198 Detached £437,534
09/11/2021 172 Detached £460,000
30/09/2021 288 Semi £355,000

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

Crime in Wigmore Road, Kent

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

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

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Wigmore Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Wigmore 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 Wigmore 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 Wigmore Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Wigmore Road are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Wigmore Road

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

Unemployment in Wigmore 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.
3.47% of Wigmore Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wigmore Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wigmore Road. The proportion of retirees on Wigmore Road is 10.91% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.51% of Wigmore Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wigmore Road

The proportion of home owners on Wigmore Road is 24.15% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.08% of properties in Wigmore Road are private rented and 0.77% are social rented.
86.15% of residents of Wigmore Road own their home

Country of Birth of Wigmore Road residents

The proportion if Wigmore Road residents born in the UK is 11.86% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.49% of Wigmore Road residents were born outside the UK.
94.51% of Wigmore Road residents were born in the UK

Wigmore Road Summary

With house prices in Wigmore Road more than the average for Kent and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Wigmore Road is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Wigmore Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Wigmore Road maybe difficult.

Wigmore 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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