Is The Gallops in Gravesham a nice place to live?

The Gallops is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. The Gallops has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

The Gallops is located in the Meopham South and Vigo ward of the Gravesham district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.328595, 0.349348
Grid Ref TQ637614
Suburb Vigo
Constituency Gravesham
Postcodes DA13 0SS

House Prices

The average house price in The Gallops is 100% higher than the rest of Gravesham. The last sale we have on record is 8 The Gallops, that sold for £725,000. The average house price in Gravesham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Gallops

Date No. Type Price
02/11/2022 8 Detached £725,000

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

Crime in The Gallops, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in The Gallops 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 The Gallops and compared that to the average for the Meopham South and Vigo ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Gallops, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Meopham South and Vigo ward

Social economic statistics for The Gallops

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 The Gallops is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Gallops 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 The Gallops experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Gallops are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for The Gallops

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

Unemployment in The Gallops

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.
1.49% of The Gallops residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Gallops

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Gallops. The proportion of retirees on The Gallops is 23.19% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
41.79% of The Gallops residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Gallops

The proportion of home owners on The Gallops is 31.08% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.15% of properties in The Gallops are private rented and 0.77% are social rented.
93.08% of residents of The Gallops own their home

Country of Birth of The Gallops residents

The proportion if The Gallops residents born in the UK is 12.91% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.44% of The Gallops residents were born outside the UK.
95.56% of The Gallops residents were born in the UK

The Gallops Summary

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

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