Is Christie Drive in Tonbridge and Malling a nice place to live?

Christie Drive is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Christie Drive has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Christie Drive is located in the Larkfield North ward of the Tonbridge and Malling district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.310051, 0.434295
Grid Ref TQ697595
Suburb East Malling and Larkfield
Constituency Chatham and Aylesford
Postcodes ME20 6UW

House Prices

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

Crime in Christie Drive, Kent

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

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Christie Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Larkfield North ward

Social economic statistics for Christie 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 Christie Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Christie 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 Christie Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Christie Drive are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Christie Drive

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

Unemployment in Christie 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.
1.57% of Christie Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Christie Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Christie Drive. The proportion of retirees on Christie Drive is 13.48% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.08% of Christie Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Christie Drive

The proportion of home owners on Christie Drive is 30.47% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.85% of properties in Christie Drive are private rented and 0.68% are social rented.
92.47% of residents of Christie Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Christie Drive residents

The proportion if Christie Drive residents born in the UK is 12.19% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.16% of Christie Drive residents were born outside the UK.
94.84% of Christie Drive residents were born in the UK

Christie Drive Summary

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

Christie Drive 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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