Is Slade Road in Maidstone a nice place to live?

Slade Road is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Slade Road 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

Slade Road is located in the North Downs ward of the Maidstone district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.246855, 0.760333
Grid Ref TQ927533
Suburb Otterden
Constituency Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcodes ME17 2EG

House Prices

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

Crime in Slade Road, Kent

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

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

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Slade Road

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

Unemployment in Slade 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.
1.92% of Slade Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Slade Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Slade Road. The proportion of retirees on Slade Road is 18.9% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
37.5% of Slade Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Slade Road

The proportion of home owners on Slade Road is 21.33% higher than the national average of 62%. 14.58% of properties in Slade Road are private rented and 2.08% are social rented.
83.33% of residents of Slade Road own their home

Country of Birth of Slade Road residents

The proportion if Slade Road residents born in the UK is 9.52% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.83% of Slade Road residents were born outside the UK.
92.17% of Slade Road residents were born in the UK

Slade Road Summary

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

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