Is Balmoral Drive in Gateshead a nice place to live?

Balmoral Drive is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Balmoral Drive is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Balmoral Drive is located in the Deckham ward of the Gateshead district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.948284, -1.577706
Grid Ref NZ271615
Suburb Felling
Constituency Gateshead
Postcodes NE10 9TS, NE10 9UA, NE10 9UD

House Prices

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

Crime in Balmoral Drive, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Balmoral Drive 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 Balmoral Drive and compared that to the average for the Deckham ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Balmoral Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Deckham ward

Social economic statistics for Balmoral Drive

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Balmoral Drive

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

Unemployment in Balmoral Drive

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.
1.87% of Balmoral Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Balmoral Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Balmoral Drive. The proportion of retirees on Balmoral Drive is 0.38% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
18.22% of Balmoral Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Balmoral Drive

The proportion of home owners on Balmoral Drive is 6.55% higher than the national average of 62%. 25.81% of properties in Balmoral Drive are private rented and 0.81% are social rented.
68.55% of residents of Balmoral Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Balmoral Drive residents

The proportion if Balmoral Drive residents born in the UK is 6.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.48% of Balmoral Drive residents were born outside the UK.
89.52% of Balmoral Drive residents were born in the UK

Balmoral Drive Summary

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

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