Is Tenterden, Kent a nice place to live?

Is Tenterden a nice place to live or is Tenterden a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Tenterden meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Tenterden?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Tenterden. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Tenterden. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Northern Rother	26781
2	Tenterden St Michael's	24504
3	Isle of Oxney	24057
4	Tenterden North	21939
5	Weald South	21418
6	Biddenden	20458
7	Rolvenden & Tenterden West	19867
8	Walland & Denge Marsh	18202
9	Tenterden South	17989
10	Weald North	16655

Is Tenterden a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Tenterden, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Tenterden residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Tunbridge Wells	3.8
Maidstone	4.26
Ashford (Tenterden)	4.59
Hastings	7.27

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Tenterden. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Tenterden. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Weald North (Best)	26763
2	Isle of Oxney	25902
3	Tenterden St Michael's	25439
4	Rolvenden & Tenterden West	24620
5	Tenterden North	24520
6	Weald South	23912
7	Biddenden	23902
8	Tenterden South	23014
9	Northern Rother	21815
10	Walland & Denge Marsh (Worst)	13171

Is Tenterden rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Tenterden. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Tenterden St Michael's	24722
2	Tenterden North	22812
3	Tenterden South	19154
4	Weald North	18010
5	Rolvenden & Tenterden West	17948
6	Northern Rother	17501
7	Weald South	17133
8	Biddenden	15507
9	Isle of Oxney	11493
10	Walland & Denge Marsh	8036

How affordable are the rents in Tenterden?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Tenterden rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Kent.

Beds	Ashford	Kent
1	£725	£685
2	£825	£860
3	£995	£1050
4	£1355	£1498

How much can I earn in Tenterden per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Tenterden, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Tenterden's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Tunbridge Wells	£766.30
2	Maidstone	£668.70
3	Ashford (Tenterden)	£662.40
4	Hastings	£655.80

So, is Tenterden a nice place to live?

* Probably.