Is Wharfedale Road in Margate a nice place to live?

Wharfedale Road is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Wharfedale Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Wharfedale Road is located in the Dane Valley ward of the Thanet district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.381908, 1.392933
Grid Ref TR361702
Suburb Cliftonville
Constituency North Thanet
Postcodes CT9 2TA, CT9 2TB

House Prices

The average house price in Wharfedale Road is 137.29% lower than the rest of Margate. The last sale we have on record is 6 Wharfedale Road, that sold for £260,000. The average house price in Margate is £318,206 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wharfedale Road

Date No. Type Price
14/10/2022 6 Semi £260,000
25/04/2022 25 Flat £122,500
02/02/2022 27 Flat £82,500
17/09/2021 15 Flat £110,500
20/05/2021 24 Flat £95,000
05/05/2021 26 Flat £95,000
15/03/2021 33 Terrace £199,500
20/10/2020 49 Terrace £215,000

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

Crime in Wharfedale Road, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Wharfedale 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 Wharfedale Road and compared that to the average for the Dane Valley ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Wharfedale Road

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

Unemployment in Wharfedale 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.
4.95% of Wharfedale Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wharfedale Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wharfedale Road. The proportion of retirees on Wharfedale Road is 0.71% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.31% of Wharfedale Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wharfedale Road

The proportion of home owners on Wharfedale Road is 15.1% lower than the national average of 62%. 19.47% of properties in Wharfedale Road are private rented and 33.63% are social rented.
46.9% of residents of Wharfedale Road own their home

Country of Birth of Wharfedale Road residents

The proportion if Wharfedale Road residents born in the UK is 6.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.48% of Wharfedale Road residents were born outside the UK.
89.52% of Wharfedale Road residents were born in the UK

Wharfedale Road Summary

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

Wharfedale Road 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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