The Mead, Tonbridge and Malling, Kent

The Mead is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. The Mead has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

The Mead is located in the West Malling and Leybourne ward of the Tonbridge and Malling district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.303218, 0.426387
Grid Ref TQ692588
Suburb Leybourne
Constituency Tonbridge and Malling
Postcodes ME19 5QZ

House Prices

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

Crime in The Mead, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in The Mead 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 The Mead and compared that to the average for the West Malling and Leybourne ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Mead, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the West Malling and Leybourne ward

Social economic statistics for The Mead

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

2021 Census for The Mead

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

Unemployment in The Mead

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.
1.44% of The Mead residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Mead

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Mead. The proportion of retirees on The Mead is 0.97% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.63% of The Mead residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Mead

The proportion of home owners on The Mead is 38% higher than the national average of 62%. 0% of properties in The Mead are private rented and 0% are social rented.
100% of residents of The Mead own their home

Country of Birth of The Mead residents

The proportion if The Mead residents born in the UK is 14.44% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.91% of The Mead residents were born outside the UK.
97.09% of The Mead residents were born in the UK

The Mead Summary

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

The Mead 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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