Is Kingston Road in Bath a nice place to live?

Kingston Road is classified by the ONS as Multicultural Student Neighbourhoods. Kingston Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Kingston Road is located in the Kingsmead ward of the Bath and North East Somerset district in Somerset.
Coordinates 51.379588, -2.358067
Grid Ref ST751645
Suburb Widcombe
Constituency Bath
Postcodes BA1 1DJ, BA1 1JL, BA1 1PS, BA1 1PT

House Prices

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

Crime in Kingston Road, Somerset

There were 3 street crime incidents in Kingston Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Avon-and-somerset Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Kingston Road
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation
2 Theft From The Person Under investigation
3 Other Crime 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 Kingston Road and compared that to the average for the Kingsmead ward.

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

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Kingston Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Kingston Road are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Kingston Road are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Kingston Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Kingston Road are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Kingston Road

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

Unemployment in Kingston 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.
2.11% of Kingston Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kingston Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kingston Road. The proportion of retirees on Kingston Road is 12.97% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
5.63% of Kingston Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kingston Road

The proportion of home owners on Kingston Road is 41.84% lower than the national average of 62%. 65.02% of properties in Kingston Road are private rented and 10.29% are social rented.
20.16% of residents of Kingston Road own their home

Country of Birth of Kingston Road residents

The proportion if Kingston Road residents born in the UK is 24.08% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 41.43% of Kingston Road residents were born outside the UK.
58.57% of Kingston Road residents were born in the UK

Kingston Road Summary

Kingston Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Kingston Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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