Is The Avenue in Gateshead a nice place to live?

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

Geography

The Avenue is located in the Birtley ward of the Gateshead district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.896436, -1.576035
Grid Ref NZ272558
Constituency Blaydon

House Prices

The average house price in The Avenue is 3.38% higher than the rest of Gateshead. The last sale we have on record is 61 The Avenue, that sold for £112,000. The average house price in Gateshead is £144,154 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Avenue

Date No. Type Price
28/09/2022 61 Semi £112,000
17/06/2022 12 Terrace £75,000
25/06/2021 18 Semi £328,000
16/04/2021 1 Semi £139,950
02/02/2021 2 Terrace £91,000
09/03/2020 2 Terrace £59,000
10/02/2020 21 Semi £237,500

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

Crime in The Avenue, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in The Avenue 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 The Avenue and compared that to the average for the Birtley ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Birtley ward

Social economic statistics for The Avenue

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 The Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The Avenue 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 The Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Avenue 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 The Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Avenue 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 The Avenue 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 The Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Avenue are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Avenue

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

Unemployment in The Avenue

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.
1.6% of The Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Avenue. The proportion of retirees on The Avenue is 18.46% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
37.06% of The Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Avenue

The proportion of home owners on The Avenue is 6.35% higher than the national average of 62%. 27.34% of properties in The Avenue are private rented and 4.32% are social rented.
68.35% of residents of The Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of The Avenue residents

The proportion if The Avenue residents born in the UK is 9.46% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.89% of The Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
92.11% of The Avenue residents were born in the UK

The Avenue Summary

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

The Avenue 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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