The park covers 60 acres of land and includes a boating lake, surely this alone makes it a great place to live. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. You'd be hard pressed to find a worse place to live. Is Chatham a Good Place to Visit? The east part of the island is indeed isolated, hence why its been awarded the highest rating for quietness. Howard claimed that Hythe was "the jewel of Kent." Some thought the selection process and/or subsequent portrayals to be inherently biased, "random", subjective, inconsistent and/or unscientific. Here are the worst rated areas by electoral ward in Kent according to this scale, rated out of 10: 10 - Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley - 3.8 It's only the tenth worst place to live in Kent apparently This secluded little village near Dartford clearly didn't cut the mustard according to the algorithms. The town offers a breathtaking view of the White Cliffs and the English Channel. They tried extremely hard, pedestrianised the shopping areas to create what is in fact more than acceptable to look at.and at first look, youd be forgiven for thinking it is quite a nice area. Kent has also seen the fastest rise in knife crime in the entire country. According to a recent study, in fact, two areas in Kent rank as some of the best places to live in the country - placing fifth and eleventh. Is Dartford really the worst place to live in Kent? "Crap Towns Returns To Rain More Scorn On Worst Places In Britain", "The co-editor of 'Crap Towns' takes on the local papers", "Residents defend town against 'hell-hole' tag", "Crap Towns title goes to "hated" London", BBC News "UK's 'worst 50' towns revealed" with list of the ten worst, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crap_Towns&oldid=1133219966, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 19:24. Worst street in the ward: In or near Mill Lane, with a total of 15 reports, including two burglaries and two count of criminal damage or arson. 8. We pay our respects to Kent residents who have died in recent weeks. Oyster cards are accepted at Swanley Rail Station. Medway - River - 270 crime reports Solomons Road in Chatham. Hampshire towns and cities could be named worst in England Slammed by the algorithm for not having good transport links, a lack of schools, shopping, and its lifestyle options Reculver is apparently not a place to be if you expect a good nightlife. A closed Poundworld isn't the warmest of welcomes onto Gravesend's High Street, Old Neptune Public House on the beach at Whitstable, The Outlet wasn't too busy when we visited. What's for dinner? No place to bring up decent children, as it is so dangerous., Its not unheard of to have somebody elses rubbish fly tipped onto your drive, such is the community spirit.. Violent Crimes Calculated annually per 100,000 residents National Assault 57.9 282.7 Murder 0 6.1 Rape 0 40.7 Robbery 13.6 135.5 Property Crimes Calculated annually per 100,000 residents National Burglary 173.7 500.1 Theft 892.2 2,042.8 I moved here from the south west for uni and unfortunately didnt look around properly before I decided to come. Of course every town has its rich and poor (and everything in between) but the distinction is so obvious in Tunbridge Wells unlike anywhere else Ive lived. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Its quiet, its pretty safe, and pretty green. Dartford resident James Karat wrote this: "Darenth Country Park is simply the best park in Kent. A new year is nearly upon us and many may be considering moving to the Garden of England in 2022. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. Get the latest property market news straight to your inbox. Kent areas with worst pollution amid controversial ULEZ expansion, Current plans would see the Ultra Low Emissions Zone expanded this summer, Arrest after man has neck cut in 'serious assault', Police are now appealing for witnesses and those with information to come forward.