Is Shepherd Street in Northfleet a nice place to live?

Shepherd Street is classified by the ONS as Commuters with Young Families. Shepherd Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Shepherd Street is located in the Northfleet North ward of the Gravesham district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.439026, 0.339802
Grid Ref TQ627737
Suburb Perry Street
Constituency Gravesham
Postcodes DA11 9PR, DA11 9PS, DA11 9PX, DA11 9QA, DA11 9RF

House Prices

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

Crime in Shepherd Street, Kent

There were 1 street crime incidents in Shepherd Street 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 Shepherd Street
# 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 Shepherd Street and compared that to the average for the Northfleet North ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Shepherd Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Northfleet North ward

Social economic statistics for Shepherd Street

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

2021 Census for Shepherd Street

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

Unemployment in Shepherd Street

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.
6.4% of Shepherd Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Shepherd Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Shepherd Street. The proportion of retirees on Shepherd Street is 11.7% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
6.9% of Shepherd Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Shepherd Street

The proportion of home owners on Shepherd Street is 35.21% lower than the national average of 62%. 26.79% of properties in Shepherd Street are private rented and 42.86% are social rented.
26.79% of residents of Shepherd Street own their home

Country of Birth of Shepherd Street residents

The proportion if Shepherd Street residents born in the UK is 4.91% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 22.26% of Shepherd Street residents were born outside the UK.
77.74% of Shepherd Street residents were born in the UK

Shepherd Street Summary

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

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