Is Laureate Close in Margate a nice place to live?

Laureate Close is classified by the ONS as Transitional Eastern European Neighbourhoods. Laureate Close is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Laureate Close is located in the Cliftonville West ward of the Thanet district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.384299, 1.402281
Grid Ref TR368705
Suburb Cliftonville
Constituency South Thanet
Postcodes CT9 2TJ

House Prices

The average house price in Laureate Close is 66.25% lower than the rest of Margate. The last sale we have on record is GARAGE 15 Laureate Close, that sold for £24,000. The average house price in Margate is £318,206 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Laureate Close

Date No. Type Price
01/12/2021 GARAGE 15 £24,000
27/10/2021 13 Semi £255,000
10/09/2021 3 Terrace £245,000
05/03/2021 1 Detached £213,000
24/04/2020 19 Terrace £220,000

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

Crime in Laureate Close, Kent

There were 1 street crime incidents in Laureate Close 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 Laureate Close
# Category Outcome
1 Drugs Further investigation is not in the public interest

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 Laureate Close and compared that to the average for the Cliftonville West ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Laureate Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cliftonville West ward

Social economic statistics for Laureate Close

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 Laureate Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Laureate Close 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 Laureate Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Laureate Close are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Laureate Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Laureate Close are in the top 10% of the most 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 Laureate Close are in the top 20% of the most 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 Laureate Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Laureate Close are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Laureate Close

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

Unemployment in Laureate Close

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.
2.27% of Laureate Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Laureate Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Laureate Close. The proportion of retirees on Laureate Close is 21.4% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40% of Laureate Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Laureate Close

The proportion of home owners on Laureate Close is 3.22% higher than the national average of 62%. 23.91% of properties in Laureate Close are private rented and 10.87% are social rented.
65.22% of residents of Laureate Close own their home

Country of Birth of Laureate Close residents

The proportion if Laureate Close residents born in the UK is 0.68% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.67% of Laureate Close residents were born outside the UK.
83.33% of Laureate Close residents were born in the UK

Laureate Close Summary

With house prices in Laureate Close less than the average for Kent and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Laureate Close has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Laureate Close maybe difficult.

Laureate Close has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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