Is Kepier Lane in Durham a nice place to live?

Kepier Lane is classified by the ONS as Semi-Detached Ageing. Kepier Lane 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

Kepier Lane is located in the Belmont ward of the County Durham district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.784489, -1.557723
Grid Ref NZ285433
Suburb City of Durham
Constituency City of Durham
Postcodes DH1 1GF

House Prices

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

Crime in Kepier Lane, County Durham

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

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

Social economic statistics for Kepier Lane

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 Kepier Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Kepier Lane 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 Kepier Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Kepier Lane 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 Kepier Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Kepier Lane 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 Kepier Lane 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 Kepier Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Kepier Lane are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Kepier Lane

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

Unemployment in Kepier Lane

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 Kepier Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kepier Lane

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

Home ownership in Kepier Lane

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

Country of Birth of Kepier Lane residents

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

Kepier Lane Summary

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

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