Is Ashford Drive in Maidstone a nice place to live?

Ashford Drive is classified by the ONS as Detached Rural Retirement. Ashford Drive has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Ashford Drive is located in the Leeds ward of the Maidstone district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.229695, 0.629523
Grid Ref TQ836511
Suburb Broomfield and Kingswood
Constituency Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcodes ME17 3PA, ME17 3PB

House Prices

The average house price in Ashford Drive is 33.44% higher than the rest of Maidstone. The last sale we have on record is 15 Ashford Drive, that sold for £505,000. The average house price in Maidstone is £296,176 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ashford Drive

Date No. Type Price
12/12/2022 15 Detached £505,000
16/12/2021 11 Detached £520,000
29/06/2021 8 Semi £335,000
18/01/2021 16 Semi £350,000
24/07/2020 25 Detached £515,000
21/01/2020 20 Detached £447,500

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

Crime in Ashford Drive, Kent

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ashford Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Leeds ward

Social economic statistics for Ashford Drive

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 Ashford Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ashford Drive 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 Ashford Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ashford Drive are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Ashford Drive

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

Unemployment in Ashford Drive

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.
0% of Ashford Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ashford Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ashford Drive. The proportion of retirees on Ashford Drive is 22.07% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40.67% of Ashford Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ashford Drive

The proportion of home owners on Ashford Drive is 19.16% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.52% of properties in Ashford Drive are private rented and 6.52% are social rented.
81.16% of residents of Ashford Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Ashford Drive residents

The proportion if Ashford Drive residents born in the UK is 11.39% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.96% of Ashford Drive residents were born outside the UK.
94.04% of Ashford Drive residents were born in the UK

Ashford Drive Summary

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

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