Is Old School Gardens in Margate a nice place to live?

Old School Gardens is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed European Settlers. Old School Gardens is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Old School Gardens is located in the Dane Valley ward of the Thanet district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.380943, 1.390518
Grid Ref TR360701
Suburb Cliftonville
Constituency North Thanet
Postcodes CT9 2TF

House Prices

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

Crime in Old School Gardens, Kent

There were 3 street crime incidents in Old School Gardens 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 Old School Gardens
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Under investigation
2 Vehicle Crime Under investigation
3 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 Old School Gardens and compared that to the average for the Dane Valley ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Old School Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Dane Valley ward

Social economic statistics for Old School Gardens

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 Old School Gardens is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Old School Gardens 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 Old School Gardens experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Old School Gardens 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 Old School Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Old School Gardens are in the top 20% 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 Old School Gardens are in the top 30% 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 Old School Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Old School Gardens are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Old School Gardens

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

Unemployment in Old School Gardens

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.
4.92% of Old School Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Old School Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Old School Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Old School Gardens is 0.040000000000003% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
18.56% of Old School Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Old School Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Old School Gardens is 26.12% lower than the national average of 62%. 18.32% of properties in Old School Gardens are private rented and 45.8% are social rented.
35.88% of residents of Old School Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Old School Gardens residents

The proportion if Old School Gardens residents born in the UK is 13.47% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.88% of Old School Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
96.12% of Old School Gardens residents were born in the UK

Old School Gardens Summary

With house prices in Old School Gardens less than the average for Kent and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Old School Gardens has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Old School Gardens maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Old School Gardens 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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