Is Honeypot Lane in Darlington a nice place to live?

Honeypot Lane is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Honeypot Lane is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Honeypot Lane is located in the Brinkburn & Faverdale ward of the Darlington district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.538939, -1.568834
Grid Ref NZ279160
Suburb Hopetown
Constituency Darlington
Postcodes DL3 0LN

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Honeypot Lane in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Honeypot Lane, County Durham

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Durham Police in Honeypot Lane 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 Honeypot Lane and compared that to the average for the Brinkburn & Faverdale ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Honeypot Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Brinkburn & Faverdale ward

Social economic statistics for Honeypot Lane

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 Honeypot Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Honeypot Lane 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 Honeypot Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Honeypot Lane are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Honeypot Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Honeypot Lane are in the top 40% least 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 Honeypot Lane are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Honeypot Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Honeypot Lane are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Honeypot Lane

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

Unemployment in Honeypot Lane

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.
2.97% of Honeypot Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Honeypot Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Honeypot Lane. The proportion of retirees on Honeypot Lane is 2.22% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.82% of Honeypot Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Honeypot Lane

The proportion of home owners on Honeypot Lane is 21.57% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.71% of properties in Honeypot Lane are private rented and 5.71% are social rented.
83.57% of residents of Honeypot Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Honeypot Lane residents

The proportion if Honeypot Lane residents born in the UK is 9.75% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.6% of Honeypot Lane residents were born outside the UK.
92.4% of Honeypot Lane residents were born in the UK

Honeypot Lane Summary

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

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