Is Hickmans Green in Swale a nice place to live?

Hickmans Green is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Hickmans Green has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Hickmans Green is located in the Boughton and Courtenay ward of the Swale district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.280401, 0.954489
Grid Ref TR061576
Suburb Boughton under Blean
Constituency Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcodes ME13 9NS, ME13 9NT, ME13 9NU

House Prices

The average house price in Hickmans Green is 100% higher than the rest of Swale. The last sale we have on record is SUNNYBANK Hickmans Green, that sold for £875,000. The average house price in Swale is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Hickmans Green

Date No. Type Price
22/04/2022 SUNNYBANK £875,000
17/11/2020 TRENT COTTAGE Detached £445,000

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

Crime in Hickmans Green, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Hickmans Green during July 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 Hickmans Green and compared that to the average for the Boughton and Courtenay ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Hickmans Green, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Boughton and Courtenay ward

Social economic statistics for Hickmans Green

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 Hickmans Green is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Hickmans Green 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 Hickmans Green experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Hickmans Green are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Hickmans Green

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

Unemployment in Hickmans Green

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.
2.49% of Hickmans Green residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hickmans Green

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hickmans Green. The proportion of retirees on Hickmans Green is 4.6% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.2% of Hickmans Green residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hickmans Green

The proportion of home owners on Hickmans Green is 9.59% higher than the national average of 62%. 22.73% of properties in Hickmans Green are private rented and 5.11% are social rented.
71.59% of residents of Hickmans Green own their home

Country of Birth of Hickmans Green residents

The proportion if Hickmans Green residents born in the UK is 12.2% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.15% of Hickmans Green residents were born outside the UK.
94.85% of Hickmans Green residents were born in the UK

Hickmans Green Summary

With house prices in Hickmans Green more than the average for Kent and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Hickmans Green has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Hickmans Green maybe difficult.

Hickmans Green 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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