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

Plummer Street is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Plummer Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Plummer Street is located in the Elswick ward of the Newcastle upon Tyne district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.964677, -1.62514
Grid Ref NZ240634
Suburb Grainger Town
Constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Postcodes NE4 7AB

House Prices

The average house price in Plummer Street is 80.24% higher than the rest of Newcastle upon Tyne. The last sale we have on record is F1 ARENA CAR WASH Plummer Street, that sold for £1,055,000. The average house price in Newcastle upon Tyne is £208,432 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Plummer Street

Date No. Type Price
15/05/2020 F1 ARENA CAR WASH £1,055,000

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

Crime in Plummer Street, Tyne and Wear

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

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

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

2021 Census for Plummer Street

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

Unemployment in Plummer 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.
3.49% of Plummer Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Plummer Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Plummer Street. The proportion of retirees on Plummer Street is 5.5% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.1% of Plummer Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Plummer Street

The proportion of home owners on Plummer Street is 40.15% lower than the national average of 62%. 5.04% of properties in Plummer Street are private rented and 73.11% are social rented.
21.85% of residents of Plummer Street own their home

Country of Birth of Plummer Street residents

The proportion if Plummer Street residents born in the UK is 13.98% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 31.33% of Plummer Street residents were born outside the UK.
68.67% of Plummer Street residents were born in the UK

Plummer Street Summary

Plummer Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Plummer Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Plummer 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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