Is Duncombe Close in Spennymoor a nice place to live?

Duncombe Close is classified by the ONS as Outer City Hardship. Duncombe Close is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Duncombe Close is located in the Spennymoor ward of the County Durham district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.693795, -1.615507
Grid Ref NZ248332
Suburb Spennymoor
Constituency Bishop Auckland
Postcodes DL16 7LQ

House Prices

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

Crime in Duncombe Close, County Durham

There were 3 street crime incidents in Duncombe Close 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 Duncombe Close
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Other Crime 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 Duncombe Close and compared that to the average for the Spennymoor ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Duncombe Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Spennymoor ward

Social economic statistics for Duncombe Close

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

2021 Census for Duncombe Close

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

Unemployment in Duncombe Close

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.
1.56% of Duncombe Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Duncombe Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Duncombe Close. The proportion of retirees on Duncombe Close is 18.12% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
36.72% of Duncombe Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Duncombe Close

The proportion of home owners on Duncombe Close is 8.45% lower than the national average of 62%. 10.32% of properties in Duncombe Close are private rented and 36.13% are social rented.
53.55% of residents of Duncombe Close own their home

Country of Birth of Duncombe Close residents

The proportion if Duncombe Close residents born in the UK is 16.65% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 0.7% of Duncombe Close residents were born outside the UK.
99.3% of Duncombe Close residents were born in the UK

Duncombe Close Summary

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

Duncombe Close 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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