Is Burley Road in Swale a nice place to live?

Burley Road is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Burley Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Burley Road is located in the Homewood ward of the Swale district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.339827, 0.726142
Grid Ref TQ899636
Suburb Chalkwell
Constituency Sittingbourne and Sheppey

House Prices

The average house price in Burley Road is 100% higher than the rest of Swale. The last sale we have on record is 6 Burley Road, that sold for £269,000. The average house price in Swale is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Burley Road

Date No. Type Price
06/06/2022 6 Terrace £269,000
08/11/2021 FRIARS WALK Terrace £235,000
30/06/2021 75 Terrace £250,000
21/05/2021 25 Semi £223,000
26/02/2021 21 Terrace £250,000
24/11/2020 29 Terrace £248,000
23/10/2020 59 Terrace £258,000
12/10/2020 91 Terrace £210,000
09/10/2020 6 Terrace £215,000
10/09/2020 10 Terrace £205,000

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

Crime in Burley Road, Kent

There were 2 street crime incidents in Burley Road 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 Burley Road
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Unable to prosecute suspect
2 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Burley Road and compared that to the average for the Homewood ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Burley Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Homewood ward

Social economic statistics for Burley Road

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Burley Road

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

Unemployment in Burley Road

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.
4.5% of Burley Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Burley Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Burley Road. The proportion of retirees on Burley Road is 3.74% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.86% of Burley Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Burley Road

The proportion of home owners on Burley Road is 9.06% lower than the national average of 62%. 33.61% of properties in Burley Road are private rented and 13.45% are social rented.
52.94% of residents of Burley Road own their home

Country of Birth of Burley Road residents

The proportion if Burley Road residents born in the UK is 9.34% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.01% of Burley Road residents were born outside the UK.
91.99% of Burley Road residents were born in the UK

Burley Road Summary

Burley Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Burley Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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