Blue Coat Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Blue Coat Lane is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Blue Coat Lane 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

Blue Coat Lane is located in the Goudhurst and Lamberhurst ward of the Tunbridge Wells district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.106692, 0.443937
Grid Ref TQ711369
Suburb Goudhurst
Constituency Tunbridge Wells
Postcodes TN17 1HB

House Prices

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

Crime in Blue Coat Lane, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Blue Coat Lane 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 Blue Coat Lane and compared that to the average for the Goudhurst and Lamberhurst ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Blue Coat Lane

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

2021 Census for Blue Coat Lane

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

Unemployment in Blue Coat Lane

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 Blue Coat Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blue Coat Lane

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

Home ownership in Blue Coat Lane

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

Country of Birth of Blue Coat Lane residents

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

Blue Coat Lane Summary

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

Blue Coat Lane 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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