Is Whitehill Lane in Gravesham a nice place to live?

Whitehill Lane is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Whitehill Lane is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Whitehill Lane is located in the Whitehill ward of the Gravesham district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.425303, 0.379494
Grid Ref TQ655722
Suburb Whitehill
Constituency Gravesham
Postcodes DA12 5LT, DA12 5LU, DA12 5LZ, DA12 5PR

House Prices

The average house price in Whitehill Lane is 100% higher than the rest of Gravesham. The last sale we have on record is 9 Whitehill Lane, that sold for £425,000. The average house price in Gravesham is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Whitehill Lane

Date No. Type Price
02/11/2022 9 Terrace £425,000
28/10/2022 57 Terrace £462,500
08/04/2022 29 Terrace £372,000
11/02/2022 111 Semi £332,000
03/12/2021 6 Semi £418,000
22/11/2021 71 Terrace £305,000
28/09/2021 9 £387,500
16/04/2021 97 Semi £400,000
13/04/2021 65 Terrace £386,250
15/03/2021 55 Terrace £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 Whitehill Lane, Kent

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

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

Social economic statistics for Whitehill Lane

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

2021 Census for Whitehill Lane

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

Unemployment in Whitehill Lane

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.
2.93% of Whitehill Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Whitehill Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Whitehill Lane. The proportion of retirees on Whitehill Lane is 1.27% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.87% of Whitehill Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Whitehill Lane

The proportion of home owners on Whitehill Lane is 14.34% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.69% of properties in Whitehill Lane are private rented and 12.98% are social rented.
76.34% of residents of Whitehill Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Whitehill Lane residents

The proportion if Whitehill Lane residents born in the UK is 1.11% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 18.46% of Whitehill Lane residents were born outside the UK.
81.54% of Whitehill Lane residents were born in the UK

Whitehill Lane Summary

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

Whitehill Lane has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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