Lords Close, Swale, Kent

Lords Close is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Lords Close has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Lords Close is located in the West Downs ward of the Swale district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.332149, 0.769705
Grid Ref TQ930628
Suburb Bapchild
Constituency Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcodes ME9 9PH

House Prices

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

Crime in Lords Close, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Lords Close during May 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 Lords Close and compared that to the average for the West Downs ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lords Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the West Downs ward

Social economic statistics for Lords Close

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 Lords Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lords Close 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 Lords Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lords Close are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Lords Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lords Close are in the top 30% 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 Lords Close are in the top 40% 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 Lords Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lords Close are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lords Close

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

Unemployment in Lords Close

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.
2.23% of Lords Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lords Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lords Close. The proportion of retirees on Lords Close is 11.51% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.11% of Lords Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lords Close

The proportion of home owners on Lords Close is 16.42% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.47% of properties in Lords Close are private rented and 14.39% are social rented.
78.42% of residents of Lords Close own their home

Country of Birth of Lords Close residents

The proportion if Lords Close residents born in the UK is 14.54% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.81% of Lords Close residents were born outside the UK.
97.19% of Lords Close residents were born in the UK

Lords Close Summary

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

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