Is Whiteacres in Morpeth a nice place to live?

Whiteacres is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Whiteacres is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Whiteacres is located in the Morpeth Stobhill ward of the Northumberland district in Northumberland.
Coordinates 55.159261, -1.684684
Grid Ref NZ201850
Suburb Morpeth
Constituency Wansbeck
Postcodes NE61 2UT

House Prices

The average house price in Whiteacres is 12.9% lower than the rest of Morpeth. The last sale we have on record is 32 Whiteacres, that sold for £239,500. The average house price in Morpeth is £214,300 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Whiteacres

Date No. Type Price
17/12/2021 32 Semi £239,500
22/01/2021 28 Terrace £180,000
24/02/2020 15 Semi £149,950

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

Crime in Whiteacres, Northumberland

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Whiteacres 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 Whiteacres and compared that to the average for the Morpeth Stobhill ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Whiteacres

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 Whiteacres is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Whiteacres 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 Whiteacres experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Whiteacres are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Whiteacres involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Whiteacres are in the top 20% 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 Whiteacres are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Whiteacres, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Whiteacres are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Whiteacres

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

Unemployment in Whiteacres

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.
1.13% of Whiteacres residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Whiteacres

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Whiteacres. The proportion of retirees on Whiteacres is 13.73% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.33% of Whiteacres residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Whiteacres

The proportion of home owners on Whiteacres is 28.14% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.04% of properties in Whiteacres are private rented and 1.41% are social rented.
90.14% of residents of Whiteacres own their home

Country of Birth of Whiteacres residents

The proportion if Whiteacres residents born in the UK is 12.29% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.06% of Whiteacres residents were born outside the UK.
94.94% of Whiteacres residents were born in the UK

Whiteacres Summary

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

Whiteacres 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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