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

John Dobson Street is classified by the ONS as Multicultural Student Neighbourhoods. John Dobson Street has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

John Dobson Street is located in the Monument ward of the Newcastle upon Tyne district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.977187, -1.610947
Grid Ref NZ250647
Suburb Haymarket
Constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East

House Prices

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

Crime in John Dobson Street, Tyne and Wear

There were 6 street crime incidents in John Dobson Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Northumbria Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in John Dobson Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Anti Social Behaviour -
4 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
5 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
6 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 John Dobson Street and compared that to the average for the Monument ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in John Dobson Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Monument ward

Social economic statistics for John Dobson 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 John Dobson Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean John Dobson 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 John Dobson Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around John Dobson Street are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around John Dobson Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in John Dobson Street are in the top 10% least 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 John Dobson Street are in the top 30% 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 John Dobson Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in John Dobson Street are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for John Dobson Street

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

Unemployment in John Dobson 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.
6.02% of John Dobson Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in John Dobson Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of John Dobson Street. The proportion of retirees on John Dobson Street is 17.4% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
1.2% of John Dobson Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in John Dobson Street

The proportion of home owners on John Dobson Street is 52.59% lower than the national average of 62%. 78.82% of properties in John Dobson Street are private rented and 11.76% are social rented.
9.41% of residents of John Dobson Street own their home

Country of Birth of John Dobson Street residents

The proportion if John Dobson Street residents born in the UK is 31.24% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 48.59% of John Dobson Street residents were born outside the UK.
51.41% of John Dobson Street residents were born in the UK

John Dobson Street Summary

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

John Dobson Street has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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