Is Loose Road in Maidstone a nice place to live?

Loose Road is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Loose Road is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Loose Road is located in the Loose ward of the Maidstone district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.243517, 0.520048
Grid Ref TQ759523
Suburb Loose
Constituency Maidstone and The Weald

House Prices

The average house price in Loose Road is 20.91% higher than the rest of Maidstone. The last sale we have on record is 701 Loose Road, that sold for £520,000. The average house price in Maidstone is £296,176 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Loose Road

Date No. Type Price
13/07/2023 701 Semi £520,000
03/07/2023 626 Terrace £235,000
20/12/2022 88 Detached £435,000
02/12/2022 471 Semi £350,000
30/11/2022 535 Semi £332,500
04/11/2022 613 Terrace £222,900
21/09/2022 152 Detached £485,000
20/09/2022 466 Detached £850,000
16/09/2022 8 Terrace £381,000
09/09/2022 348 Detached £750,000

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

Crime in Loose Road, Kent

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

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

Social economic statistics for Loose 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 Loose Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Loose 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 Loose Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Loose Road 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 Loose Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Loose Road are in the top 30% 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 Loose Road 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 Loose Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Loose Road are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Loose Road

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

Unemployment in Loose 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.
0.42% of Loose Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Loose Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Loose Road. The proportion of retirees on Loose Road is 17.8% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
36.4% of Loose Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Loose Road

The proportion of home owners on Loose Road is 23.12% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.92% of properties in Loose Road are private rented and 4.96% are social rented.
85.12% of residents of Loose Road own their home

Country of Birth of Loose Road residents

The proportion if Loose Road residents born in the UK is 7.98% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.37% of Loose Road residents were born outside the UK.
90.63% of Loose Road residents were born in the UK

Loose Road Summary

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

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