Is New Road in Maidstone a nice place to live?

New Road is classified by the ONS as Ageing Rural Flat Tenants. New Road has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

New Road is located in the Sutton Valence and Langley ward of the Maidstone district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.241795, 0.576782
Grid Ref TQ799523
Suburb Otham
Constituency Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcodes ME17 3NE, TN27 9SE

House Prices

The average house price in New Road is 56.42% higher than the rest of Maidstone. The last sale we have on record is THE COACH HOUSE New Road, that sold for £909,000. The average house price in Maidstone is £296,176 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in New Road

Date No. Type Price
30/09/2022 THE COACH HOUSE Semi £909,000
16/09/2021 HAYFIELD Semi £350,000
26/06/2020 CROSS KEYS Detached £780,000

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

Crime in New Road, Kent

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in New Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sutton Valence and Langley ward

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

2021 Census for New Road

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

Unemployment in New 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.
1.4% of New Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in New Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of New Road. The proportion of retirees on New Road is 5.12% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.72% of New Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in New Road

The proportion of home owners on New Road is 8.75% higher than the national average of 62%. 24.53% of properties in New Road are private rented and 4.72% are social rented.
70.75% of residents of New Road own their home

Country of Birth of New Road residents

The proportion if New Road residents born in the UK is 6.11% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.24% of New Road residents were born outside the UK.
88.76% of New Road residents were born in the UK

New Road Summary

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

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