Is Badgers Green in Morpeth a nice place to live?

Badgers Green is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Badgers Green is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Badgers Green is located in the Morpeth North ward of the Northumberland district in Northumberland.
Coordinates 55.17432, -1.705636
Grid Ref NZ188867
Suburb Morpeth
Constituency Wansbeck
Postcodes NE61 3RU

House Prices

The average house price in Badgers Green is 29.62% higher than the rest of Morpeth. The last sale we have on record is 19 Badgers Green, that sold for £347,500. The average house price in Morpeth is £214,300 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Badgers Green

Date No. Type Price
15/08/2022 19 Detached £347,500
03/12/2021 6 Semi £251,000
23/09/2021 9 Detached £315,000

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

Crime in Badgers Green, Northumberland

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Badgers Green during September 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 Badgers Green and compared that to the average for the Morpeth North ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Badgers Green, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Morpeth North ward

Social economic statistics for Badgers Green

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Badgers Green involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Badgers Green are in the top 10% least 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 Badgers Green are in the top 30% least 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 Badgers Green, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Badgers Green are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Badgers Green

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

Unemployment in Badgers Green

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.
1.12% of Badgers Green residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Badgers Green

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Badgers Green. The proportion of retirees on Badgers Green is 23.94% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
42.54% of Badgers Green residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Badgers Green

The proportion of home owners on Badgers Green is 28.44% higher than the national average of 62%. 8.09% of properties in Badgers Green are private rented and 0.74% are social rented.
90.44% of residents of Badgers Green own their home

Country of Birth of Badgers Green residents

The proportion if Badgers Green residents born in the UK is 15.12% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.23% of Badgers Green residents were born outside the UK.
97.77% of Badgers Green residents were born in the UK

Badgers Green Summary

With house prices in Badgers Green more than the average for Northumberland and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Badgers Green is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Badgers Green has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Badgers Green maybe difficult.

Badgers Green has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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