Is Back George Street in Newcastle upon Tyne a nice place to live?

Back George Street is classified by the ONS as Constrained Neighbourhoods. Back George Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Back George Street is located in the Monument ward of the Newcastle upon Tyne district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.967079, -1.625711
Grid Ref NZ240636
Suburb Grainger Town
Constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Postcodes NE4 7JN, NE4 7LJ

House Prices

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

Crime in Back George Street, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Back George 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 Back George Street and compared that to the average for the Monument ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Back George Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Monument ward

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

2021 Census for Back George Street

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

Unemployment in Back George 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.
8.21% of Back George Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Back George Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Back George Street. The proportion of retirees on Back George Street is 2.43% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.03% of Back George Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Back George Street

The proportion of home owners on Back George Street is 58.86% lower than the national average of 62%. 4.4% of properties in Back George Street are private rented and 89.94% are social rented.
3.14% of residents of Back George Street own their home

Country of Birth of Back George Street residents

The proportion if Back George Street residents born in the UK is 18.67% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 36.02% of Back George Street residents were born outside the UK.
63.98% of Back George Street residents were born in the UK

Back George Street Summary

With house prices in Back George 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. Back George Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Back George Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Back George Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Back George 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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