Is Empress Road in Gravesend a nice place to live?

Empress Road is classified by the ONS as Commuters with Young Families. Empress Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Empress Road is located in the Riverside ward of the Gravesham district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.438485, 0.388468
Grid Ref TQ661737
Suburb Denton
Constituency Gravesham
Postcodes DA12 2PE, DA12 2QR

House Prices

The average house price in Empress Road is 8.4% lower than the rest of Gravesend. The last sale we have on record is 6 Empress Road, that sold for £285,000. The average house price in Gravesend is £308,929 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Empress Road

Date No. Type Price
28/01/2021 6 Terrace £285,000

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

Crime in Empress Road, Kent

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Empress Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Riverside ward

Social economic statistics for Empress 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 Empress Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Empress 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 Empress Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Empress Road are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Empress Road

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

Unemployment in Empress 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.
4.94% of Empress Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Empress Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Empress Road. The proportion of retirees on Empress Road is 9.96% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.64% of Empress Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Empress Road

The proportion of home owners on Empress Road is 9.26% lower than the national average of 62%. 32.19% of properties in Empress Road are private rented and 15.07% are social rented.
52.74% of residents of Empress Road own their home

Country of Birth of Empress Road residents

The proportion if Empress Road residents born in the UK is 24.71% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 42.06% of Empress Road residents were born outside the UK.
57.94% of Empress Road residents were born in the UK

Empress Road Summary

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

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