Is Beech Road in Bishop Auckland a nice place to live?

Beech Road is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Beech Road is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Beech Road is located in the Woodhouse Close ward of the County Durham district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.655579, -1.675418
Grid Ref NZ210289
Suburb Bishop Auckland
Constituency Bishop Auckland
Postcodes DL14 6ER

House Prices

The average house price in Beech Road is 12.19% lower than the rest of Bishop Auckland. The last sale we have on record is 1 Beech Road, that sold for £65,000. The average house price in Bishop Auckland is £72,923 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Beech Road

Date No. Type Price
19/05/2021 1 Terrace £65,000

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

Crime in Beech Road, County Durham

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Durham Police in Beech Road 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 Beech Road and compared that to the average for the Woodhouse Close ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Beech Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Woodhouse Close ward

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

2021 Census for Beech Road

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

Unemployment in Beech 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.
1.23% of Beech Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Beech Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Beech Road. The proportion of retirees on Beech Road is 17.2% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
35.8% of Beech Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Beech Road

The proportion of home owners on Beech Road is 9.3% higher than the national average of 62%. 27.78% of properties in Beech Road are private rented and 0.93% are social rented.
71.3% of residents of Beech Road own their home

Country of Birth of Beech Road residents

The proportion if Beech Road residents born in the UK is 15.93% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.42% of Beech Road residents were born outside the UK.
98.58% of Beech Road residents were born in the UK

Beech Road Summary

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

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