Palace Close, Whitstable, Kent

Palace Close is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Palace Close is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Palace Close is located in the Swalecliffe ward of the Canterbury district in Kent.
Coordinates 51.360443, 1.05604
Grid Ref TR128668
Suburb South Tankerton
Constituency Canterbury
Postcodes CT5 2PU

House Prices

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

Crime in Palace Close, Kent

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Kent Police in Palace Close during July 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 Palace Close and compared that to the average for the Swalecliffe ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Palace Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Swalecliffe ward

Social economic statistics for Palace Close

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

2021 Census for Palace Close

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

Unemployment in Palace Close

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.
1.21% of Palace Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Palace Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Palace Close. The proportion of retirees on Palace Close is 34.03% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
52.63% of Palace Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Palace Close

The proportion of home owners on Palace Close is 31.94% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.3% of properties in Palace Close are private rented and 0.76% are social rented.
93.94% of residents of Palace Close own their home

Country of Birth of Palace Close residents

The proportion if Palace Close residents born in the UK is 12.84% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.51% of Palace Close residents were born outside the UK.
95.49% of Palace Close residents were born in the UK

Palace Close Summary

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

Palace Close 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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