Is Killingworth, Tyne and Wear a nice place to live?

Is Killingworth a nice place to live or is Killingworth 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 Killingworth meets our criteria.

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Killingworth. 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 Killingworth. 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	Dene & South Gosforth	23117
2	Weetslade	21234
3	Parklands	20011
4	Camperdown	19401
5	Killingworth	19119
6	Longbenton	17214
7	Northumberland	15565
8	Benton	14642
9	Valley	14615
10	Holywell	13340

Is Killingworth a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Killingworth, 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 Killingworth 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	%
North Tyneside (Killingworth)	6.22
Newcastle upon Tyne	6.33
South Tyneside	7.66
Sunderland	8

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Killingworth. 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 Killingworth. 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	Dene & South Gosforth (Best)	20741
2	Parklands	17979
3	Weetslade	14577
4	Killingworth	12869
5	Holywell	12021
6	Northumberland	11912
7	Benton	11519
8	Camperdown	11224
9	Valley	9004
10	Longbenton (Worst)	7045

Is Killingworth rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Killingworth. 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	Dene & South Gosforth	28362
2	Parklands	24212
3	Weetslade	20002
4	Killingworth	18668
5	Benton	16757
6	Northumberland	16367
7	Camperdown	15349
8	Holywell	15279
9	Valley	12639
10	Longbenton	12307

How affordable are the rents in Killingworth?

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, Killingworth rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Tyne and Wear.

Beds	North Tyneside	Tyne and Wear
1	£443	£480
2	£525	£550
3	£695	£639
4	£950	£1250

How much can I earn in Killingworth per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Killingworth, 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 Killingworth's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	North Tyneside (Killingworth)	£652.40
2	Newcastle upon Tyne	£635.00
3	South Tyneside	£600.00
4	Sunderland	£582.40

So, is Killingworth a nice place to live?

* Probably.

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