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

Kipling Drive is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Kipling 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

Kipling Drive is located in the Larkfield North ward of the Tonbridge and Malling district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.311076, 0.433876
Grid Ref TQ697596
Suburb East Malling and Larkfield
Constituency Chatham and Aylesford
Postcodes ME20 6UN

House Prices

The average house price in Kipling Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Tonbridge and Malling. The last sale we have on record is 11 Kipling Drive, that sold for £427,500. The average house price in Tonbridge and Malling is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Kipling Drive

Date No. Type Price
01/09/2022 11 Terrace £427,500

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

Crime in Kipling Drive, Kent

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

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

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

2021 Census for Kipling Drive

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

Unemployment in Kipling 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 Kipling Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kipling Drive

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

Home ownership in Kipling Drive

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

Country of Birth of Kipling Drive residents

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

Kipling Drive Summary

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

Kipling 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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