Dorothy Drive, Thanet, Kent

Dorothy Drive is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Dorothy Drive is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Dorothy Drive is located in the Northwood ward of the Thanet district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.352351, 1.404681
Grid Ref TR371669
Suburb Ramsgate
Constituency South Thanet
Postcodes CT12 6TL, CT12 6TN

House Prices

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

Crime in Dorothy Drive, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Dorothy Drive 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 Dorothy Drive and compared that to the average for the Northwood ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Dorothy Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Northwood ward

Social economic statistics for Dorothy 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 Dorothy Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Dorothy 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 Dorothy Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Dorothy Drive 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 Dorothy Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Dorothy Drive are in the top 20% 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 Dorothy Drive are in the top 20% 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 Dorothy Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Dorothy Drive are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Dorothy Drive

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

Unemployment in Dorothy 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.
3.26% of Dorothy Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Dorothy Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Dorothy Drive. The proportion of retirees on Dorothy Drive is 14.42% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.02% of Dorothy Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Dorothy Drive

The proportion of home owners on Dorothy Drive is 13% higher than the national average of 62%. 24.11% of properties in Dorothy Drive are private rented and 0.89% are social rented.
75% of residents of Dorothy Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Dorothy Drive residents

The proportion if Dorothy Drive residents born in the UK is 12.49% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.86% of Dorothy Drive residents were born outside the UK.
95.14% of Dorothy Drive residents were born in the UK

Dorothy Drive Summary

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

Dorothy Drive 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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