Is Cottage Mews in Darlington a nice place to live?

Cottage Mews is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Cottage Mews is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Cottage Mews is located in the Haughton & Springfield ward of the Darlington district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.536545, -1.527055
Grid Ref NZ306157
Suburb Haughton Le Skerne
Constituency Darlington
Postcodes DL1 2DB, DL1 2FX

House Prices

The average house price in Cottage Mews is 16.79% lower than the rest of Darlington. The last sale we have on record is 12 Cottage Mews, that sold for £87,000. The average house price in Darlington is £124,500 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Cottage Mews

Date No. Type Price
10/06/2022 12 Terrace £87,000
25/02/2022 9 Terrace £108,000
25/02/2022 9 Terrace £108,000
03/12/2021 18 Semi £110,000
18/12/2020 2 Semi £120,000
24/01/2020 14 Terrace £104,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Cottage Mews, County Durham

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Durham Police in Cottage Mews during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Cottage Mews and compared that to the average for the Haughton & Springfield ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Cottage Mews, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Haughton & Springfield ward

Social economic statistics for Cottage Mews

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Cottage Mews is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Cottage Mews is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Cottage Mews experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Cottage Mews are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Cottage Mews involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Cottage Mews are in the top 20% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Cottage Mews are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Cottage Mews, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Cottage Mews are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Cottage Mews

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Cottage Mews.

Unemployment in Cottage Mews

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.15% of Cottage Mews residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cottage Mews

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cottage Mews. The proportion of retirees on Cottage Mews is 28.53% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
47.13% of Cottage Mews residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cottage Mews

The proportion of home owners on Cottage Mews is 14.94% lower than the national average of 62%. 12.61% of properties in Cottage Mews are private rented and 40.34% are social rented.
47.06% of residents of Cottage Mews own their home

Country of Birth of Cottage Mews residents

The proportion if Cottage Mews residents born in the UK is 9.41% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.94% of Cottage Mews residents were born outside the UK.
92.06% of Cottage Mews residents were born in the UK

Cottage Mews Summary

Cottage Mews has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Cottage Mews maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Cottage Mews has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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