Is Hurst Lane in Maidstone a nice place to live?

Hurst Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Hurst Lane is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Hurst Lane is located in the North Downs ward of the Maidstone district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.250468, 0.775999
Grid Ref TQ938538
Suburb Otterden
Constituency Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcodes ME13 0BX

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Hurst Lane in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Hurst Lane, Kent

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Hurst Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the North Downs ward

Social economic statistics for Hurst 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 Hurst Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Hurst 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 Hurst Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Hurst Lane are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Hurst Lane

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

Unemployment in Hurst 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.
0% of Hurst Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hurst Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hurst Lane. The proportion of retirees on Hurst Lane is 7.33% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.93% of Hurst Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hurst Lane

The proportion of home owners on Hurst Lane is 6.18% higher than the national average of 62%. 24.24% of properties in Hurst Lane are private rented and 6.06% are social rented.
68.18% of residents of Hurst Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Hurst Lane residents

The proportion if Hurst Lane residents born in the UK is 12.77% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.58% of Hurst Lane residents were born outside the UK.
95.42% of Hurst Lane residents were born in the UK

Hurst Lane Summary

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

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