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

Waddington Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Waddington 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

Waddington Street is located in the Woodhouse Close ward of the County Durham district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.654809, -1.676587
Grid Ref NZ209289
Suburb Bishop Auckland
Constituency Bishop Auckland
Postcodes DL14 6HG

House Prices

The average house price in Waddington Street is 36.3% lower than the rest of Bishop Auckland. The last sale we have on record is 15 Waddington Street, that sold for £55,000. The average house price in Bishop Auckland is £72,923 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Waddington Street

Date No. Type Price
09/08/2021 15 Terrace £55,000
20/04/2021 2 Terrace £52,000

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

Crime in Waddington Street, County Durham

There were 2 street crime incidents in Waddington 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 Waddington Street
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Violent Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Waddington Street and compared that to the average for the Woodhouse Close ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Waddington 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 Waddington Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Waddington 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 Waddington Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Waddington 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 Waddington Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Waddington 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 Waddington Street are in the top 10% 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 Waddington Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Waddington Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Waddington Street

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

Unemployment in Waddington 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.
6.08% of Waddington Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Waddington Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Waddington Street. The proportion of retirees on Waddington Street is 2.39% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.99% of Waddington Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Waddington Street

The proportion of home owners on Waddington Street is 0.049999999999997% lower than the national average of 62%. 33.63% of properties in Waddington Street are private rented and 3.54% are social rented.
61.95% of residents of Waddington Street own their home

Country of Birth of Waddington Street residents

The proportion if Waddington Street residents born in the UK is 9.23% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.12% of Waddington Street residents were born outside the UK.
91.88% of Waddington Street residents were born in the UK

Waddington Street Summary

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

Waddington 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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