Is Cockton Hill Road in Bishop Auckland a nice place to live?

Cockton Hill Road is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Cockton Hill Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Cockton Hill Road is located in the Bishop Auckland Town ward of the County Durham district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.652379, -1.678559
Grid Ref NZ208286
Suburb Bishop Auckland
Constituency Bishop Auckland

House Prices

The average house price in Cockton Hill Road is 46.69% higher than the rest of Bishop Auckland. The last sale we have on record is 134 Cockton Hill Road, that sold for £125,000. The average house price in Bishop Auckland is £72,923 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Cockton Hill Road

Date No. Type Price
31/07/2023 134 Terrace £125,000
26/07/2023 53 Flat £80,000
13/10/2022 110 Terrace £170,000
25/03/2022 38 - 40 £125,000
24/03/2022 94 Terrace £184,000
02/02/2022 1 £115,000
26/11/2021 31 Terrace £90,000
24/11/2021 59 £220,000
06/10/2021 43 £150,000
01/10/2021 70 Terrace £116,000

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

Crime in Cockton Hill Road, County Durham

There were 3 street crime incidents in Cockton Hill Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Durham Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Cockton Hill Road
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
3 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Cockton Hill Road and compared that to the average for the Bishop Auckland Town ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Cockton Hill Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bishop Auckland Town ward

Social economic statistics for Cockton Hill Road

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 Cockton Hill Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Cockton Hill Road 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 Cockton Hill Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Cockton Hill Road 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 Cockton Hill Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Cockton Hill Road are in the top 30% 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 Cockton Hill Road are in the top 20% 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 Cockton Hill Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Cockton Hill Road are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Cockton Hill Road

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

Unemployment in Cockton Hill Road

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.
2.79% of Cockton Hill Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cockton Hill Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cockton Hill Road. The proportion of retirees on Cockton Hill Road is 6.98% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.58% of Cockton Hill Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cockton Hill Road

The proportion of home owners on Cockton Hill Road is 2.46% higher than the national average of 62%. 31.4% of properties in Cockton Hill Road are private rented and 4.13% are social rented.
64.46% of residents of Cockton Hill Road own their home

Country of Birth of Cockton Hill Road residents

The proportion if Cockton Hill Road residents born in the UK is 11.41% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.94% of Cockton Hill Road residents were born outside the UK.
94.06% of Cockton Hill Road residents were born in the UK

Cockton Hill Road Summary

Cockton Hill Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Cockton Hill Road maybe difficult.

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