Is Murray Gardens in Gateshead a nice place to live?

Murray Gardens is classified by the ONS as Renting Hard-Pressed Workers. Murray Gardens is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Murray Gardens is located in the Dunston Hill and Whickham East ward of the Gateshead district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.947453, -1.640725
Grid Ref NZ231614
Suburb Dunston
Constituency Blaydon
Postcodes NE11 9XL

House Prices

The average house price in Murray Gardens is 31.05% lower than the rest of Gateshead. The last sale we have on record is 1 Murray Gardens, that sold for £110,000. The average house price in Gateshead is £144,154 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Murray Gardens

Date No. Type Price
03/03/2021 1 Semi £110,000

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

Crime in Murray Gardens, Tyne and Wear

There were 1 street crime incidents in Murray Gardens in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Northumbria Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Murray Gardens
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -

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 Murray Gardens and compared that to the average for the Dunston Hill and Whickham East ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Murray Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Dunston Hill and Whickham East ward

Social economic statistics for Murray Gardens

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 Murray Gardens is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Murray Gardens 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 Murray Gardens experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Murray Gardens are in the top 40% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Murray Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Murray Gardens are in the top 40% 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 Murray Gardens 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 Murray Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Murray Gardens are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Murray Gardens

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

Unemployment in Murray Gardens

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.
3.59% of Murray Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Murray Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Murray Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Murray Gardens is 3.37% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.97% of Murray Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Murray Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Murray Gardens is 7.6% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.6% of properties in Murray Gardens are private rented and 16.8% are social rented.
69.6% of residents of Murray Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Murray Gardens residents

The proportion if Murray Gardens residents born in the UK is 13.29% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.06% of Murray Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
95.94% of Murray Gardens residents were born in the UK

Murray Gardens Summary

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

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