Is Brandon Gardens in Gateshead a nice place to live?

Brandon Gardens is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Brandon Gardens is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Brandon Gardens is located in the High Fell ward of the Gateshead district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.927938, -1.564749
Grid Ref NZ279593
Suburb Eighton Banks
Constituency Gateshead
Postcodes NE9 7AB, NE9 7BD

House Prices

The average house price in Brandon Gardens is 42.73% lower than the rest of Gateshead. The last sale we have on record is 27 Brandon Gardens, that sold for £115,000. The average house price in Gateshead is £144,154 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Brandon Gardens

Date No. Type Price
03/02/2022 27 Terrace £115,000
22/10/2021 27 Terrace £87,000

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

Crime in Brandon Gardens, Tyne and Wear

There were 3 street crime incidents in Brandon 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 Brandon Gardens
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Vehicle Crime Under investigation
3 Violent Crime 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 Brandon Gardens and compared that to the average for the High Fell ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Brandon Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the High Fell ward

Social economic statistics for Brandon 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 Brandon Gardens is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Brandon 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 Brandon Gardens experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Brandon Gardens 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 Brandon Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Brandon Gardens 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 Brandon Gardens 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 Brandon Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Brandon Gardens are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Brandon Gardens

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

Unemployment in Brandon 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.
4.14% of Brandon Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brandon Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brandon Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Brandon Gardens is 3.19% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.41% of Brandon Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brandon Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Brandon Gardens is 36.13% lower than the national average of 62%. 5.59% of properties in Brandon Gardens are private rented and 68.53% are social rented.
25.87% of residents of Brandon Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Brandon Gardens residents

The proportion if Brandon Gardens residents born in the UK is 6.39% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.96% of Brandon Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
89.04% of Brandon Gardens residents were born in the UK

Brandon Gardens Summary

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

Brandon Gardens 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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