Yew Close, Spennymoor, County Durham

Yew Close is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Yew Close is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Yew Close is located in the Spennymoor ward of the County Durham district in County Durham.
Coordinates 54.694071, -1.606382
Grid Ref NZ254332
Suburb Spennymoor
Constituency Bishop Auckland
Postcodes DL16 7XY

House Prices

The average house price in Yew Close is 47.35% higher than the rest of Spennymoor. The last sale we have on record is 6 Yew Close, that sold for £220,000. The average house price in Spennymoor is £89,840 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Yew Close

Date No. Type Price
25/11/2022 6 Detached £220,000
20/12/2021 8 Semi £127,000
08/11/2021 12 Detached £180,000
23/02/2021 14 Detached £155,500

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

Crime in Yew Close, County Durham

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Durham Police in Yew Close during July 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 Yew Close and compared that to the average for the Spennymoor ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Yew 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 Yew Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Yew 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 Yew Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Yew 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 Yew Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Yew Close 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 Yew Close 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 Yew Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Yew Close are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Yew Close

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

Unemployment in Yew 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.
2.22% of Yew Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Yew Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Yew Close. The proportion of retirees on Yew Close is 4.96% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.56% of Yew Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Yew Close

The proportion of home owners on Yew Close is 13.2% higher than the national average of 62%. 17.6% of properties in Yew Close are private rented and 7.2% are social rented.
75.2% of residents of Yew Close own their home

Country of Birth of Yew Close residents

The proportion if Yew Close residents born in the UK is 16.29% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.06% of Yew Close residents were born outside the UK.
98.94% of Yew Close residents were born in the UK

Yew Close Summary

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

Yew 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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