Is St Mark’s Street in Newcastle upon Tyne a nice place to live?

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

Geography

St Mark's Street is located in the Byker ward of the Newcastle upon Tyne district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.978856, -1.576009
Grid Ref NZ272649
Suburb Byker
Constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East
Postcodes NE6 2TY, NE6 2UQ

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in St Mark's Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in St Mark's Street, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Police in St Mark's Street 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 St Mark's Street and compared that to the average for the Byker ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in St Mark's Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Byker ward

Social economic statistics for St Mark's Street

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

2021 Census for St Mark's Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of St Mark's Street.

Unemployment in St Mark's Street

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.
2.84% of St Mark's Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in St Mark's Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of St Mark's Street. The proportion of retirees on St Mark's Street is 4.15% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.75% of St Mark's Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in St Mark's Street

The proportion of home owners on St Mark's Street is 32.9% lower than the national average of 62%. 11.19% of properties in St Mark's Street are private rented and 58.21% are social rented.
29.1% of residents of St Mark's Street own their home

Country of Birth of St Mark's Street residents

The proportion if St Mark's Street residents born in the UK is 5.07% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.28% of St Mark's Street residents were born outside the UK.
87.72% of St Mark's Street residents were born in the UK

St Mark's Street Summary

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

St Mark's Street 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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