Is Great Gateway in Durham a nice place to live?

Great Gateway is classified by the ONS as Semi-Detached Ageing. Great Gateway is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Great Gateway is located in the Belmont ward of the County Durham district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.783546, -1.562906
Grid Ref NZ282432
Suburb City of Durham
Constituency City of Durham
Postcodes DH1 1LB

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Great Gateway in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Great Gateway, County Durham

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Durham Police in Great Gateway 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 Great Gateway and compared that to the average for the Belmont ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Great Gateway, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Belmont ward

Social economic statistics for Great Gateway

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 Great Gateway is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Great Gateway 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 Great Gateway experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Great Gateway are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Great Gateway involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Great Gateway are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Great Gateway are in the top 30% 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 Great Gateway, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Great Gateway are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Great Gateway

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

Unemployment in Great Gateway

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.
0% of Great Gateway residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Great Gateway

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Great Gateway. The proportion of retirees on Great Gateway is 26.11% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
44.71% of Great Gateway residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Great Gateway

The proportion of home owners on Great Gateway is 27.44% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.56% of properties in Great Gateway are private rented and 0% are social rented.
89.44% of residents of Great Gateway own their home

Country of Birth of Great Gateway residents

The proportion if Great Gateway residents born in the UK is 12.02% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.33% of Great Gateway residents were born outside the UK.
94.67% of Great Gateway residents were born in the UK

Great Gateway Summary

Great Gateway has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Great Gateway maybe difficult.

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