Is Whitehouse Crescent in Gateshead a nice place to live?

Whitehouse Crescent is classified by the ONS as Young Hard-Pressed Families. Whitehouse Crescent is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Whitehouse Crescent is located in the High Fell ward of the Gateshead district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.932569, -1.560704
Grid Ref NZ282598
Suburb Eighton Banks
Constituency Gateshead
Postcodes NE9 7DL

House Prices

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

Crime in Whitehouse Crescent, Tyne and Wear

There were 2 street crime incidents in Whitehouse Crescent 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 Whitehouse Crescent
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Vehicle 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 Whitehouse Crescent and compared that to the average for the High Fell ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Whitehouse Crescent

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Whitehouse Crescent involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Whitehouse Crescent are in the top 20% 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 Whitehouse Crescent 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 Whitehouse Crescent, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Whitehouse Crescent are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Whitehouse Crescent

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

Unemployment in Whitehouse Crescent

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.
5.06% of Whitehouse Crescent residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Whitehouse Crescent

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Whitehouse Crescent. The proportion of retirees on Whitehouse Crescent is 4.68% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.92% of Whitehouse Crescent residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Whitehouse Crescent

The proportion of home owners on Whitehouse Crescent is 44.84% lower than the national average of 62%. 6.72% of properties in Whitehouse Crescent are private rented and 73.88% are social rented.
17.16% of residents of Whitehouse Crescent own their home

Country of Birth of Whitehouse Crescent residents

The proportion if Whitehouse Crescent residents born in the UK is 6.78% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.57% of Whitehouse Crescent residents were born outside the UK.
89.43% of Whitehouse Crescent residents were born in the UK

Whitehouse Crescent Summary

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

Whitehouse Crescent 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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