Vale Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Vale Road is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Vale Road is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Vale Road is located in the Hawkhurst and Sandhurst ward of the Tunbridge Wells district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.051123, 0.509473
Grid Ref TQ759309
Suburb Hawkhurst
Constituency Tunbridge Wells

House Prices

The average house price in Vale Road is 100% higher than the rest of Tunbridge Wells. The last sale we have on record is LAVENDER BANK, 40 Vale Road, that sold for £625,000. The average house price in Tunbridge Wells is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Vale Road

Date No. Type Price
15/06/2021 LAVENDER BANK, 40 Detached £625,000
01/04/2021 24 Semi £690,000
29/01/2021 1 £192,150
15/01/2021 21 Semi £575,000
05/01/2021 12 Detached £1,065,000
27/02/2020 8 Semi £375,000

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

Crime in Vale Road, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Vale Road 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 Vale Road and compared that to the average for the Hawkhurst and Sandhurst ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Vale Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hawkhurst and Sandhurst ward

Social economic statistics for Vale 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 Vale Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Vale 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 Vale Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Vale Road are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Vale Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Vale Road are in the top 30% 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 Vale Road 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 Vale Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Vale Road are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Vale Road

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

Unemployment in Vale 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% of Vale Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Vale Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Vale Road. The proportion of retirees on Vale Road is 8.17% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.77% of Vale Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Vale Road

The proportion of home owners on Vale Road is 22.67% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.33% of properties in Vale Road are private rented and 0% are social rented.
84.67% of residents of Vale Road own their home

Country of Birth of Vale Road residents

The proportion if Vale Road residents born in the UK is 10.73% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.62% of Vale Road residents were born outside the UK.
93.38% of Vale Road residents were born in the UK

Vale Road Summary

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

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