Is Watling Street in Northfleet a nice place to live?

Watling Street is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Watling Street has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Watling Street is located in the Istead Rise ward of the Gravesham district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.416098, 0.35704
Grid Ref TQ640712
Suburb Southfleet
Constituency Gravesham
Postcodes DA11 8AB, DA11 8ZT, DA13 9RB

House Prices

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

Crime in Watling Street, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Watling Street 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 Watling Street and compared that to the average for the Istead Rise ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Watling Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Istead Rise ward

Social economic statistics for Watling 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 Watling Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Watling 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 Watling Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Watling Street are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Watling Street

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

Unemployment in Watling 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.
0% of Watling Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Watling Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Watling Street. The proportion of retirees on Watling Street is 15.92% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
34.52% of Watling Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Watling Street

The proportion of home owners on Watling Street is 30.68% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.5% of properties in Watling Street are private rented and 0.81% are social rented.
92.68% of residents of Watling Street own their home

Country of Birth of Watling Street residents

The proportion if Watling Street residents born in the UK is 11.53% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.82% of Watling Street residents were born outside the UK.
94.18% of Watling Street residents were born in the UK

Watling Street Summary

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

Watling Street has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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