Is Proudfoot Drive in Bishop Auckland a nice place to live?

Proudfoot Drive is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Proudfoot Drive is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Proudfoot Drive is located in the Woodhouse Close ward of the County Durham district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.648289, -1.685162
Grid Ref NZ204281
Suburb Bishop Auckland
Constituency Bishop Auckland
Postcodes DL14 6PA, DL14 6QT

House Prices

The average house price in Proudfoot Drive is 15.98% lower than the rest of Bishop Auckland. The last sale we have on record is 31 Proudfoot Drive, that sold for £90,000. The average house price in Bishop Auckland is £72,923 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Proudfoot Drive

Date No. Type Price
19/08/2022 31 Terrace £90,000
28/04/2021 31 Terrace £46,500
23/07/2020 42 Semi £55,000
10/07/2020 99 Terrace £60,000

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

Crime in Proudfoot Drive, County Durham

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

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

Social economic statistics for Proudfoot Drive

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Proudfoot Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Proudfoot Drive are in the top 10% 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 Proudfoot Drive 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 Proudfoot Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Proudfoot Drive are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Proudfoot Drive

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

Unemployment in Proudfoot Drive

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.
2.64% of Proudfoot Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Proudfoot Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Proudfoot Drive. The proportion of retirees on Proudfoot Drive is 9.15% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.75% of Proudfoot Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Proudfoot Drive

The proportion of home owners on Proudfoot Drive is 7.45% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.36% of properties in Proudfoot Drive are private rented and 34.09% are social rented.
54.55% of residents of Proudfoot Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Proudfoot Drive residents

The proportion if Proudfoot Drive residents born in the UK is 14.09% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.26% of Proudfoot Drive residents were born outside the UK.
96.74% of Proudfoot Drive residents were born in the UK

Proudfoot Drive Summary

With house prices in Proudfoot Drive less than the average for County Durham and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Proudfoot Drive is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Proudfoot Drive has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Proudfoot Drive maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Proudfoot Drive 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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