Ashcombe Drive, Sevenoaks, Kent

Ashcombe Drive is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Ashcombe Drive is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Ashcombe Drive is located in the Edenbridge North and East ward of the Sevenoaks district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.210925, 0.058624
Grid Ref TQ438477
Suburb Edenbridge
Constituency Tonbridge and Malling
Postcodes TN8 6JY

House Prices

The average house price in Ashcombe Drive is 25.33% lower than the rest of Sevenoaks. The last sale we have on record is 16 Ashcombe Drive, that sold for £520,000. The average house price in Sevenoaks is £651,727 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ashcombe Drive

Date No. Type Price
14/09/2021 16 Detached £520,000

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Crime in Ashcombe Drive, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Ashcombe Drive 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 Ashcombe Drive and compared that to the average for the Edenbridge North and East ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ashcombe Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Edenbridge North and East ward

Social economic statistics for Ashcombe Drive

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

2021 Census for Ashcombe Drive

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

Unemployment in Ashcombe Drive

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.
0.38% of Ashcombe Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ashcombe Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ashcombe Drive. The proportion of retirees on Ashcombe Drive is 16.25% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
34.85% of Ashcombe Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ashcombe Drive

The proportion of home owners on Ashcombe Drive is 26.32% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.95% of properties in Ashcombe Drive are private rented and 0.73% are social rented.
88.32% of residents of Ashcombe Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Ashcombe Drive residents

The proportion if Ashcombe Drive residents born in the UK is 12.12% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.23% of Ashcombe Drive residents were born outside the UK.
94.77% of Ashcombe Drive residents were born in the UK

Ashcombe Drive Summary

With house prices in Ashcombe Drive more than the average for Kent and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Ashcombe Drive is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Ashcombe Drive has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Ashcombe Drive maybe difficult.

Ashcombe Drive 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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