Newton Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Newton Road is classified by the ONS as Urban Cultural Mix. Newton Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Newton Road is located in the Park ward of the Tunbridge Wells district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.133716, 0.265439
Grid Ref TQ585396
Suburb St James
Constituency Tunbridge Wells

House Prices

The average house price in Newton Road is 100% higher than the rest of Tunbridge Wells. The last sale we have on record is 58 Newton Road, that sold for £210,000. The average house price in Tunbridge Wells is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Newton Road

Date No. Type Price
21/11/2022 58 £210,000
30/09/2021 10 - 14 £165,000
13/08/2021 NEWTON LOFTS, 46 £202,500
28/05/2021 2 - 6 £785,000
25/08/2020 NEWTON LOFTS, 46 £390,000

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

Crime in Newton Road, Kent

There were 11 street crime incidents in Newton Road in May 2024. These are the latest figures released by Kent Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: May 2024
May 2024 Crime Incidents in Newton Road
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Anti Social Behaviour -
4 Anti Social Behaviour -
5 Public Order Under investigation
6 Public Order Under investigation
7 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
8 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
9 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified
10 Violent Crime Under investigation
11 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 Newton Road and compared that to the average for the Park ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Newton Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Park ward

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

2021 Census for Newton Road

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

Unemployment in Newton 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.
4.52% of Newton Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Newton Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Newton Road. The proportion of retirees on Newton Road is 10.36% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.24% of Newton Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Newton Road

The proportion of home owners on Newton Road is 40.92% lower than the national average of 62%. 70.4% of properties in Newton Road are private rented and 8.52% are social rented.
21.08% of residents of Newton Road own their home

Country of Birth of Newton Road residents

The proportion if Newton Road residents born in the UK is 25.08% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 42.43% of Newton Road residents were born outside the UK.
57.57% of Newton Road residents were born in the UK

Newton Road Summary

With house prices in Newton Road more than the average for Kent and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Newton Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Newton Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Newton 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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