Is Frensham Close in Swale a nice place to live?

Frensham Close is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Frensham Close is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Frensham Close is located in the Murston ward of the Swale district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.338915, 0.753571
Grid Ref TQ918635
Suburb Snipeshill
Constituency Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Postcodes ME10 3LG, ME10 3LH

House Prices

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

Crime in Frensham Close, Kent

There were 1 street crime incidents in Frensham Close 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 Frensham Close
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Frensham Close and compared that to the average for the Murston ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Frensham Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Murston ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Frensham Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Frensham Close are in the top 10% 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 Frensham Close are in the top 10% 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 Frensham Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Frensham Close are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Frensham Close

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

Unemployment in Frensham 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.
2.71% of Frensham Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Frensham Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Frensham Close. The proportion of retirees on Frensham Close is 4.57% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.03% of Frensham Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Frensham Close

The proportion of home owners on Frensham Close is 32% lower than the national average of 62%. 18.33% of properties in Frensham Close are private rented and 51.67% are social rented.
30% of residents of Frensham Close own their home

Country of Birth of Frensham Close residents

The proportion if Frensham Close residents born in the UK is 7.62% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.73% of Frensham Close residents were born outside the UK.
90.27% of Frensham Close residents were born in the UK

Frensham Close Summary

With house prices in Frensham Close less than the average for Kent and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Frensham Close is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Frensham Close has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Frensham Close maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Frensham Close has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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