Is Bull Lane in Maidstone a nice place to live?

Bull Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Bull 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

Bull Lane is located in the North Downs ward of the Maidstone district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.327878, 0.642831
Grid Ref TQ842620
Suburb Stockbury
Constituency Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcodes ME9 7UB

House Prices

The average house price in Bull Lane is 98.55% higher than the rest of Maidstone. The last sale we have on record is NETTLESTEAD HOUSE Bull Lane, that sold for £950,000. The average house price in Maidstone is £296,176 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Bull Lane

Date No. Type Price
12/01/2021 NETTLESTEAD HOUSE Detached £950,000
16/03/2020 BULL LANE COTTAGES £40,000,000

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

Crime in Bull Lane, Kent

There were 1 street crime incidents in Bull Lane in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Kent Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Bull Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Bull Lane and compared that to the average for the North Downs ward.

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

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Bull Lane

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

Unemployment in Bull 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.
3.24% of Bull Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bull Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bull Lane. The proportion of retirees on Bull Lane is 9.13% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.73% of Bull Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bull Lane

The proportion of home owners on Bull Lane is 16.01% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.09% of properties in Bull Lane are private rented and 14.89% are social rented.
78.01% of residents of Bull Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Bull Lane residents

The proportion if Bull Lane residents born in the UK is 13.14% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.21% of Bull Lane residents were born outside the UK.
95.79% of Bull Lane residents were born in the UK

Bull Lane Summary

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

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