Hopwood Gardens, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Hopwood Gardens is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Hopwood Gardens has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Hopwood Gardens is located in the St John's ward of the Tunbridge Wells district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.144118, 0.264705
Grid Ref TQ585407
Suburb St James
Constituency Tunbridge Wells
Postcodes TN4 9PT, TN4 9PU

House Prices

The average house price in Hopwood Gardens is 100% higher than the rest of Tunbridge Wells. The last sale we have on record is 43 Hopwood Gardens, that sold for £600,000. The average house price in Tunbridge Wells is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Hopwood Gardens

Date No. Type Price
02/12/2022 43 Semi £600,000
29/06/2021 15 Semi £680,000
18/06/2021 1 Detached £575,000
26/02/2021 66 Semi £685,000
18/12/2020 16 Semi £650,000
18/09/2020 10 Semi £590,000
28/08/2020 47 Semi £635,000
12/06/2020 59 Semi £527,500
15/05/2020 51 Semi £565,000

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

Crime in Hopwood Gardens, Kent

There were 1 street crime incidents in Hopwood Gardens 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 Hopwood Gardens
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Under investigation

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 Hopwood Gardens and compared that to the average for the St John's ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Hopwood Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St John's ward

Social economic statistics for Hopwood Gardens

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 Hopwood Gardens is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Hopwood Gardens 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 Hopwood Gardens experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Hopwood Gardens are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Hopwood Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Hopwood Gardens 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 Hopwood Gardens 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 Hopwood Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Hopwood Gardens are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Hopwood Gardens

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

Unemployment in Hopwood Gardens

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.
4.96% of Hopwood Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hopwood Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hopwood Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Hopwood Gardens is 0.87% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.73% of Hopwood Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hopwood Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Hopwood Gardens is 25.97% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.53% of properties in Hopwood Gardens are private rented and 1.5% are social rented.
87.97% of residents of Hopwood Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Hopwood Gardens residents

The proportion if Hopwood Gardens residents born in the UK is 3.8% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.55% of Hopwood Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
86.45% of Hopwood Gardens residents were born in the UK

Hopwood Gardens Summary

With house prices in Hopwood Gardens more than the average for Kent and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Hopwood Gardens has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Hopwood Gardens maybe difficult.

Hopwood Gardens 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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