Brakespeare Place, Peterlee, County Durham

Brakespeare Place is classified by the ONS as Ageing Industrious Workers. Brakespeare Place is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Brakespeare Place is located in the Peterlee East ward of the County Durham district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.755115, -1.329168
Grid Ref NZ432402
Suburb Peterlee
Constituency Easington
Postcodes SR8 5SL

House Prices

The average house price in Brakespeare Place is 17.95% higher than the rest of Peterlee. The last sale we have on record is 3 Brakespeare Place, that sold for £70,000. The average house price in Peterlee is £57,709 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Brakespeare Place

Date No. Type Price
30/07/2021 3 Terrace £70,000
26/02/2021 12 Terrace £83,000
24/07/2020 6 Terrace £58,000

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

Crime in Brakespeare Place, County Durham

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Durham Police in Brakespeare Place 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 Brakespeare Place and compared that to the average for the Peterlee East ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Brakespeare Place, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Peterlee East ward

Social economic statistics for Brakespeare Place

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Brakespeare Place involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Brakespeare Place 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 Brakespeare Place 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 Brakespeare Place, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Brakespeare Place are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Brakespeare Place

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

Unemployment in Brakespeare Place

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.
1.95% of Brakespeare Place residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brakespeare Place

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brakespeare Place. The proportion of retirees on Brakespeare Place is 13.11% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.71% of Brakespeare Place residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brakespeare Place

The proportion of home owners on Brakespeare Place is 4.61% lower than the national average of 62%. 13.04% of properties in Brakespeare Place are private rented and 29.57% are social rented.
57.39% of residents of Brakespeare Place own their home

Country of Birth of Brakespeare Place residents

The proportion if Brakespeare Place residents born in the UK is 11.29% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.06% of Brakespeare Place residents were born outside the UK.
93.94% of Brakespeare Place residents were born in the UK

Brakespeare Place Summary

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

Brakespeare Place 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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