Lock Street, Darlington, County Durham

Lock Street is classified by the ONS as Retired Communal City Dwellers. Lock Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Lock Street is located in the North Road ward of the Darlington district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.542259, -1.557485
Grid Ref NZ287164
Suburb Rise Carr
Constituency Darlington
Postcodes DL3 0RH

House Prices

The average house price in Lock Street is 77.86% lower than the rest of Darlington. The last sale we have on record is 34 Lock Street, that sold for £100,000. The average house price in Darlington is £124,500 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lock Street

Date No. Type Price
25/02/2022 34 Terrace £100,000
03/12/2020 27 Terrace £39,999

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

Crime in Lock Street, County Durham

There were 6 street crime incidents in Lock Street in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by Durham Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in Lock Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Anti Social Behaviour -
4 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
5 Drugs Further investigation is not in the public interest
6 Public Order 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 Lock Street and compared that to the average for the North Road ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lock Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the North Road ward

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

2021 Census for Lock Street

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

Unemployment in Lock 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.
6.51% of Lock Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lock Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lock Street. The proportion of retirees on Lock Street is 21.4% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40% of Lock Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lock Street

The proportion of home owners on Lock Street is 48.72% lower than the national average of 62%. 16.41% of properties in Lock Street are private rented and 70.31% are social rented.
13.28% of residents of Lock Street own their home

Country of Birth of Lock Street residents

The proportion if Lock Street residents born in the UK is 10.44% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.91% of Lock Street residents were born outside the UK.
93.09% of Lock Street residents were born in the UK

Lock Street Summary

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

Lock 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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