Moorhouse Lane, Ashington, Northumberland

Moorhouse Lane is classified by the ONS as Retired Communal City Dwellers. Moorhouse Lane is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Moorhouse Lane is located in the Hirst ward of the Northumberland district in Northumberland.
Coordinates 55.180204, -1.551626
Grid Ref NZ286874
Suburb Ashington
Constituency Wansbeck
Postcodes NE63 9LJ, NE63 9LP, NE63 9LR, NE63 9NH, NE63 9NJ

House Prices

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

Crime in Moorhouse Lane, Northumberland

There were 1 street crime incidents in Moorhouse Lane in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by Northumbria Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in Moorhouse Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary 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 Moorhouse Lane and compared that to the average for the Hirst ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Moorhouse Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hirst ward

Social economic statistics for Moorhouse Lane

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Moorhouse Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Moorhouse Lane 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 Moorhouse Lane 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 Moorhouse Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Moorhouse Lane are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Moorhouse Lane

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

Unemployment in Moorhouse Lane

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.
1.52% of Moorhouse Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Moorhouse Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Moorhouse Lane. The proportion of retirees on Moorhouse Lane is 21.7% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40.3% of Moorhouse Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Moorhouse Lane

The proportion of home owners on Moorhouse Lane is 57.8% lower than the national average of 62%. 3.5% of properties in Moorhouse Lane are private rented and 92.31% are social rented.
4.2% of residents of Moorhouse Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Moorhouse Lane residents

The proportion if Moorhouse Lane residents born in the UK is 13.33% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.02% of Moorhouse Lane residents were born outside the UK.
95.98% of Moorhouse Lane residents were born in the UK

Moorhouse Lane Summary

With house prices in Moorhouse Lane less than the average for Northumberland and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Moorhouse Lane is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Moorhouse Lane has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Moorhouse Lane maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Moorhouse Lane 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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