Is Percy Street in Bishop Auckland a nice place to live?

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

Geography

Percy Street is located in the Bishop Auckland Town ward of the County Durham district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.650648, -1.679642
Grid Ref NZ207284
Suburb Bishop Auckland
Constituency Bishop Auckland
Postcodes DL14 6BQ

House Prices

The average house price in Percy Street is 26.09% higher than the rest of Bishop Auckland. The last sale we have on record is 22 Percy Street, that sold for £115,000. The average house price in Bishop Auckland is £72,923 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Percy Street

Date No. Type Price
06/03/2023 22 Terrace £115,000
06/09/2021 6 Terrace £84,000
17/01/2020 28 Semi £97,000

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

Crime in Percy Street, County Durham

There were 3 street crime incidents in Percy Street 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 Percy Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation
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 Percy Street and compared that to the average for the Bishop Auckland Town ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Percy Street

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

Unemployment in Percy 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.
2.31% of Percy Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Percy Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Percy Street. The proportion of retirees on Percy Street is 3.62% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.22% of Percy Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Percy Street

The proportion of home owners on Percy Street is 0.93% lower than the national average of 62%. 37.4% of properties in Percy Street are private rented and 1.53% are social rented.
61.07% of residents of Percy Street own their home

Country of Birth of Percy Street residents

The proportion if Percy Street residents born in the UK is 13.42% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.93% of Percy Street residents were born outside the UK.
96.07% of Percy Street residents were born in the UK

Percy Street Summary

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

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