Shrewsbury Street, Seaham, County Durham

Shrewsbury Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Shrewsbury Street has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Shrewsbury Street is located in the Dawdon ward of the County Durham district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.82917, -1.336612
Grid Ref NZ427484
Suburb Seaham
Constituency Easington
Postcodes SR7 7RB, SR7 7XL

House Prices

The average house price in Shrewsbury Street is 56.82% lower than the rest of Seaham. The last sale we have on record is 9 Shrewsbury Street, that sold for £70,000. The average house price in Seaham is £109,772 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Shrewsbury Street

Date No. Type Price
07/02/2022 9 Terrace £70,000

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

Crime in Shrewsbury Street, County Durham

There were 1 street crime incidents in Shrewsbury Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Durham Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Shrewsbury Street
# Category Outcome
1 Vehicle Crime 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 Shrewsbury Street and compared that to the average for the Dawdon ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Shrewsbury Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Dawdon ward

Social economic statistics for Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Shrewsbury Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Shrewsbury Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Shrewsbury Street 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 Shrewsbury Street are in the top 20% 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 Shrewsbury Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Shrewsbury Street are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Shrewsbury Street

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

Unemployment in Shrewsbury 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.
3.8% of Shrewsbury Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Shrewsbury Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Shrewsbury Street. The proportion of retirees on Shrewsbury Street is 10.75% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.35% of Shrewsbury Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Shrewsbury Street

The proportion of home owners on Shrewsbury Street is 13.69% lower than the national average of 62%. 40.68% of properties in Shrewsbury Street are private rented and 11.02% are social rented.
48.31% of residents of Shrewsbury Street own their home

Country of Birth of Shrewsbury Street residents

The proportion if Shrewsbury Street residents born in the UK is 10.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.48% of Shrewsbury Street residents were born outside the UK.
93.52% of Shrewsbury Street residents were born in the UK

Shrewsbury Street Summary

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

Shrewsbury 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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