Is Brook Terrace in Darlington a nice place to live?

Brook Terrace is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Brook Terrace is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Brook Terrace is located in the Pierremont ward of the Darlington district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.53498, -1.557579
Grid Ref NZ287156
Suburb Hopetown
Constituency Darlington
Postcodes DL3 6PJ

House Prices

The average house price in Brook Terrace is 32.73% lower than the rest of Darlington. The last sale we have on record is 2 Brook Terrace, that sold for £130,000. The average house price in Darlington is £124,500 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Brook Terrace

Date No. Type Price
12/12/2022 2 Terrace £130,000
03/11/2022 32 Terrace £100,000
29/10/2021 16 Terrace £112,000
30/04/2021 34 Terrace £78,000
23/10/2020 16 Terrace £49,000
28/08/2020 34 Terrace £64,950
28/01/2020 56 Terrace £113,000

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

Crime in Brook Terrace, County Durham

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Durham Police in Brook Terrace 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 Brook Terrace and compared that to the average for the Pierremont ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Brook Terrace, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Pierremont ward

Social economic statistics for Brook Terrace

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

2021 Census for Brook Terrace

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

Unemployment in Brook Terrace

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.
6.55% of Brook Terrace residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brook Terrace

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brook Terrace. The proportion of retirees on Brook Terrace is 6.88% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.72% of Brook Terrace residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brook Terrace

The proportion of home owners on Brook Terrace is 17.49% lower than the national average of 62%. 51.1% of properties in Brook Terrace are private rented and 4.4% are social rented.
44.51% of residents of Brook Terrace own their home

Country of Birth of Brook Terrace residents

The proportion if Brook Terrace residents born in the UK is 8.06% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.29% of Brook Terrace residents were born outside the UK.
90.71% of Brook Terrace residents were born in the UK

Brook Terrace Summary

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

Brook Terrace 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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