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

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Wallsend. 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 Wallsend. 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	Northumberland	15565
2	Benton	14642
3	Battle Hill	14597
4	Hebburn North	12639
5	Heaton	12362
6	Monkton	11056
7	Howdon	8480
8	Walkergate	6565
9	Riverside	4433
10	Wallsend	2864

Is Wallsend a healthy place to live?

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

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wallsend. 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 Wallsend. 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	Northumberland (Best)	11912
2	Benton	11519
3	Battle Hill	11068
4	Heaton	8506
5	Wallsend	6320
6	Howdon	5210
7	Monkton	4547
8	Hebburn North	4510
9	Riverside	4308
10	Walkergate (Worst)	3854

Is Wallsend rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Wallsend. 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	Heaton	19230
2	Benton	16757
3	Northumberland	16367
4	Battle Hill	15247
5	Hebburn North	9682
6	Monkton	7672
7	Wallsend	7063
8	Walkergate	6668
9	Howdon	6372
10	Riverside	5949

How affordable are the rents in Wallsend?

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, Wallsend 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 Wallsend per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Wallsend, 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 Wallsend'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 (Wallsend)	£652.40
2	Newcastle upon Tyne	£635.00
3	South Tyneside	£600.00
4	Sunderland	£582.40

So, is Wallsend a nice place to live?

* Probably.