Bedgebury Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Bedgebury Road is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Bedgebury Road is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Bedgebury Road is located in the Goudhurst and Lamberhurst ward of the Tunbridge Wells district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.108877, 0.459368
Grid Ref TQ722372
Suburb Goudhurst
Constituency Tunbridge Wells

House Prices

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

Crime in Bedgebury Road, Kent

There were 2 street crime incidents in Bedgebury Road in April 2024. These are the latest figures released by Kent Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: April 2024
April 2024 Crime Incidents in Bedgebury Road
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Vehicle Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Bedgebury Road and compared that to the average for the Goudhurst and Lamberhurst ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Bedgebury Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Goudhurst and Lamberhurst ward

Social economic statistics for Bedgebury Road

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

2021 Census for Bedgebury Road

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

Unemployment in Bedgebury Road

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.
0.84% of Bedgebury Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Bedgebury Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Bedgebury Road. The proportion of retirees on Bedgebury Road is 0.11% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
18.49% of Bedgebury Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Bedgebury Road

The proportion of home owners on Bedgebury Road is 14.19% higher than the national average of 62%. 23.21% of properties in Bedgebury Road are private rented and 0.6% are social rented.
76.19% of residents of Bedgebury Road own their home

Country of Birth of Bedgebury Road residents

The proportion if Bedgebury Road residents born in the UK is 10.16% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.19% of Bedgebury Road residents were born outside the UK.
92.81% of Bedgebury Road residents were born in the UK

Bedgebury Road Summary

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

Bedgebury Road 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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