Is Smeaton Street in North Tyneside a nice place to live?

Smeaton Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Smeaton Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Smeaton Street is located in the Riverside ward of the North Tyneside district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.991476, -1.496029
Grid Ref NZ323664
Constituency North Tyneside
Postcodes NE28 6LR

House Prices

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

Crime in Smeaton Street, Tyne and Wear

There were 1 street crime incidents in Smeaton Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Northumbria Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Smeaton Street
# Category Outcome
1 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 Smeaton Street and compared that to the average for the Riverside ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Smeaton Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Riverside ward

Social economic statistics for Smeaton Street

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 Smeaton Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Smeaton Street 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 Smeaton Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Smeaton Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Smeaton Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Smeaton Street 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 Smeaton Street 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 Smeaton Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Smeaton Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Smeaton Street

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

Unemployment in Smeaton Street

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.
1.57% of Smeaton Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Smeaton Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Smeaton Street. The proportion of retirees on Smeaton Street is 3.94% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.66% of Smeaton Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Smeaton Street

The proportion of home owners on Smeaton Street is 1.45% lower than the national average of 62%. 33.03% of properties in Smeaton Street are private rented and 6.42% are social rented.
60.55% of residents of Smeaton Street own their home

Country of Birth of Smeaton Street residents

The proportion if Smeaton Street residents born in the UK is 10.12% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.23% of Smeaton Street residents were born outside the UK.
92.77% of Smeaton Street residents were born in the UK

Smeaton Street Summary

With house prices in Smeaton Street less than the average for Tyne and Wear and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Smeaton Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Smeaton Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Smeaton Street 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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