Is Blaeberry Hill in Rothbury a nice place to live?

Blaeberry Hill is classified by the ONS as Detached Retirement Living. Blaeberry Hill is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Blaeberry Hill is located in the Rothbury ward of the Northumberland district in Northumberland.
Coordinates 55.313027, -1.916548
Grid Ref NU053021
Suburb Rothbury
Constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed
Postcodes NE65 7YY

House Prices

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

Crime in Blaeberry Hill, Northumberland

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Blaeberry Hill 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 Blaeberry Hill and compared that to the average for the Rothbury ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Blaeberry Hill, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Rothbury ward

Social economic statistics for Blaeberry Hill

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 Blaeberry Hill is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Blaeberry Hill 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 Blaeberry Hill experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Blaeberry Hill are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Blaeberry Hill involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Blaeberry Hill are in the top 30% 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 Blaeberry Hill 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 Blaeberry Hill, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Blaeberry Hill are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Blaeberry Hill

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

Unemployment in Blaeberry Hill

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.
2.75% of Blaeberry Hill residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blaeberry Hill

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blaeberry Hill. The proportion of retirees on Blaeberry Hill is 33.95% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
52.55% of Blaeberry Hill residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blaeberry Hill

The proportion of home owners on Blaeberry Hill is 34.99% higher than the national average of 62%. 1.5% of properties in Blaeberry Hill are private rented and 1.5% are social rented.
96.99% of residents of Blaeberry Hill own their home

Country of Birth of Blaeberry Hill residents

The proportion if Blaeberry Hill residents born in the UK is 13.44% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.91% of Blaeberry Hill residents were born outside the UK.
96.09% of Blaeberry Hill residents were born in the UK

Blaeberry Hill Summary

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

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