Spring Hill, Darlington, County Durham

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

Geography

Spring Hill is located in the North Road ward of the Darlington district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.543106, -1.55811
Grid Ref NZ286165
Suburb Rise Carr
Constituency Darlington
Postcodes DL3 0QY, DL3 0RB, DL3 0RJ, DL3 0RQ

House Prices

The average house price in Spring Hill is 61.69% lower than the rest of Darlington. The last sale we have on record is 7 Spring Hill, that sold for £77,000. The average house price in Darlington is £124,500 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Spring Hill

Date No. Type Price
06/10/2021 7 Terrace £77,000

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

Crime in Spring Hill, County Durham

There were 1 street crime incidents in Spring Hill 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 Spring Hill
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson 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 Spring Hill and compared that to the average for the North Road ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Spring Hill

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

2021 Census for Spring Hill

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

Unemployment in Spring Hill

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 Spring Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Spring Hill

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

Home ownership in Spring Hill

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

Country of Birth of Spring Hill residents

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

Spring Hill Summary

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

Spring Hill 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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