Is Blaydon on tyne, Tyne and Wear a nice place to live?

Is Blaydon on tyne a nice place to live or is Blaydon on tyne 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 Blaydon on tyne meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Blaydon on tyne?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Blaydon on tyne. 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 Blaydon on tyne. 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	Chapel	23554
2	Whickham North	21032
3	Crawcrook and Greenside	20859
4	Ryton, Crookhill and Stella	19298
5	Dunston Hill and Whickham East	15681
6	Blaydon	13487
7	Lemington	10591
8	Denton & Westerhope	10294
9	West Fenham	7177
10	Benwell & Scotswood	6131

Is Blaydon on tyne a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Blaydon on tyne, 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 Blaydon on tyne 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	6.22
Newcastle upon Tyne	6.33
Gateshead (Blaydon on tyne)	7.37
Sunderland	8

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Blaydon on tyne. 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 Blaydon on tyne. 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	Chapel (Best)	14607
2	Crawcrook and Greenside	12763
3	Ryton, Crookhill and Stella	12676
4	Whickham North	10336
5	Dunston Hill and Whickham East	8610
6	Blaydon	7424
7	Denton & Westerhope	7008
8	Benwell & Scotswood	6718
9	Lemington	6682
10	West Fenham (Worst)	6036

Is Blaydon on tyne rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Blaydon on tyne. 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	Chapel	25292
2	Crawcrook and Greenside	20144
3	Whickham North	20046
4	Ryton, Crookhill and Stella	19235
5	Dunston Hill and Whickham East	15069
6	Blaydon	12871
7	Denton & Westerhope	10985
8	Lemington	10168
9	West Fenham	9043
10	Benwell & Scotswood	7542

How affordable are the rents in Blaydon on tyne?

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

Beds	Gateshead	Tyne and Wear
1	£450	£480
2	£513	£550
3	£595	£639
4	£795	£1250

How much can I earn in Blaydon on tyne per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Blaydon on tyne, 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 Blaydon on tyne'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	£652.40
2	Newcastle upon Tyne	£635.00
3	Gateshead (Blaydon on tyne)	£605.10
4	Sunderland	£582.40

So, is Blaydon on tyne a nice place to live?

* Probably.