Is James Street in Spennymoor a nice place to live?

James Street is classified by the ONS as Outer City Hardship. James Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

James Street is located in the Spennymoor ward of the County Durham district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.697969, -1.602807
Grid Ref NZ256337
Suburb Spennymoor
Constituency Bishop Auckland
Postcodes DL16 6DE

House Prices

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

Crime in James Street, County Durham

There were 15 street crime incidents in James 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 James Street
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Under investigation
2 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation
3 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
4 Shoplifting Under investigation
5 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
6 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
7 Shoplifting Under investigation
8 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
9 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
10 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
11 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
12 Shoplifting Under investigation
13 Violent Crime Under investigation
14 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
15 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 James Street and compared that to the average for the Spennymoor ward.

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

Social economic statistics for James 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 James Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean James 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 James Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around James Street are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for James Street

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

Unemployment in James 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.
1.25% of James Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in James Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of James Street. The proportion of retirees on James Street is 23.28% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
41.88% of James Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in James Street

The proportion of home owners on James Street is 46.3% lower than the national average of 62%. 10.74% of properties in James Street are private rented and 72.73% are social rented.
15.7% of residents of James Street own their home

Country of Birth of James Street residents

The proportion if James Street residents born in the UK is 13.37% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.98% of James Street residents were born outside the UK.
96.02% of James Street residents were born in the UK

James Street Summary

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

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