Is Westlands in Newcastle upon Tyne a nice place to live?

Westlands is classified by the ONS as Ageing in Suburbia. Westlands is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Westlands is located in the Manor Park ward of the Newcastle upon Tyne district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.996607, -1.591924
Grid Ref NZ262669
Suburb High Heaton
Constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East
Postcodes NE5 5AE, NE7 7YL, NE7 7YN

House Prices

The average house price in Westlands is 29.13% higher than the rest of Newcastle upon Tyne. The last sale we have on record is 53 Westlands, that sold for £317,000. The average house price in Newcastle upon Tyne is £208,432 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Westlands

Date No. Type Price
18/11/2022 53 Detached £317,000
04/11/2022 15 Semi £385,500
01/04/2022 18 Semi £236,000
13/08/2021 14 Terrace £206,000
26/02/2021 26 Terrace £326,000
22/06/2020 47 Terrace £210,500
09/04/2020 39 Semi £252,000

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

Crime in Westlands, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Westlands 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 Westlands and compared that to the average for the Manor Park ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Westlands, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Manor Park ward

Social economic statistics for Westlands

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 Westlands is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Westlands 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 Westlands experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Westlands 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 Westlands involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Westlands 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 Westlands are in the top 20% least 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 Westlands, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Westlands are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Westlands

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

Unemployment in Westlands

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.
1.54% of Westlands residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Westlands

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Westlands. The proportion of retirees on Westlands is 9.2% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.8% of Westlands residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Westlands

The proportion of home owners on Westlands is 31.6% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.6% of properties in Westlands are private rented and 0.8% are social rented.
93.6% of residents of Westlands own their home

Country of Birth of Westlands residents

The proportion if Westlands residents born in the UK is 6.81% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.54% of Westlands residents were born outside the UK.
89.46% of Westlands residents were born in the UK

Westlands Summary

With house prices in Westlands more than the average for Tyne and Wear and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Westlands is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Westlands has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Westlands maybe difficult.

Westlands 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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