Is Barling Close in Tonbridge and Malling a nice place to live?

Barling Close is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Barling Close is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Barling Close is located in the Aylesford North and Walderslade ward of the Tonbridge and Malling district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.332326, 0.504717
Grid Ref TQ745622
Suburb Aylesford
Constituency Chatham and Aylesford
Postcodes ME5 9QJ, ME5 9RL

House Prices

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

Crime in Barling Close, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Barling Close during September 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 Barling Close and compared that to the average for the Aylesford North and Walderslade ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Barling Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Aylesford North and Walderslade ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Barling Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Barling Close are in the top 10% 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 Barling Close 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 Barling Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Barling Close are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Barling Close

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

Unemployment in Barling 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.
0.78% of Barling Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Barling Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Barling Close. The proportion of retirees on Barling Close is 4.54% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.14% of Barling Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Barling Close

The proportion of home owners on Barling Close is 28.16% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.38% of properties in Barling Close are private rented and 2.46% are social rented.
90.16% of residents of Barling Close own their home

Country of Birth of Barling Close residents

The proportion if Barling Close residents born in the UK is 12.53% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.82% of Barling Close residents were born outside the UK.
95.18% of Barling Close residents were born in the UK

Barling Close Summary

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

Barling Close 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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