Is Heathfield Avenue in Maidstone a nice place to live?

Heathfield Avenue is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Heathfield Avenue is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Heathfield Avenue is located in the East ward of the Maidstone district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.287194, 0.540697
Grid Ref TQ772572
Constituency Maidstone and The Weald
Postcodes ME14 2DQ

House Prices

The average house price in Heathfield Avenue is 38.93% higher than the rest of Maidstone. The last sale we have on record is 8 Heathfield Avenue, that sold for £485,000. The average house price in Maidstone is £296,176 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Heathfield Avenue

Date No. Type Price
30/06/2022 8 Semi £485,000

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

Crime in Heathfield Avenue, Kent

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Heathfield Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the East ward

Social economic statistics for Heathfield Avenue

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 Heathfield Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Heathfield Avenue 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 Heathfield Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Heathfield Avenue are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Heathfield Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Heathfield Avenue 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 Heathfield Avenue are in the top 10% 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 Heathfield Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Heathfield Avenue are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Heathfield Avenue

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

Unemployment in Heathfield Avenue

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 Heathfield Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Heathfield Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Heathfield Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Heathfield Avenue is 3.39% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.99% of Heathfield Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Heathfield Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Heathfield Avenue is 27.29% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.61% of properties in Heathfield Avenue are private rented and 0% are social rented.
89.29% of residents of Heathfield Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Heathfield Avenue residents

The proportion if Heathfield Avenue residents born in the UK is 9.91% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.44% of Heathfield Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
92.56% of Heathfield Avenue residents were born in the UK

Heathfield Avenue Summary

With house prices in Heathfield Avenue more than the average for Kent and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Heathfield Avenue has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Heathfield Avenue maybe difficult.

Heathfield Avenue 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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