Is High Laws in Newcastle upon Tyne a nice place to live?

High Laws is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. High Laws is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

High Laws is located in the Dene & South Gosforth ward of the Newcastle upon Tyne district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 55.002389, -1.601386
Grid Ref NZ255676
Suburb Jesmond
Constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East
Postcodes NE3 1RQ

House Prices

The average house price in High Laws is 51.7% higher than the rest of Newcastle upon Tyne. The last sale we have on record is 38 High Laws, that sold for £460,000. The average house price in Newcastle upon Tyne is £208,432 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in High Laws

Date No. Type Price
15/12/2022 38 Semi £460,000
01/07/2022 38 Semi £517,500
22/05/2020 24 Detached £317,000

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

Crime in High Laws, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in High Laws 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 High Laws and compared that to the average for the Dene & South Gosforth ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in High Laws, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Dene & South Gosforth ward

Social economic statistics for High Laws

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 High Laws is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean High Laws 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 High Laws experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around High Laws are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around High Laws involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in High Laws 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 High Laws are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 High Laws, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in High Laws are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for High Laws

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

Unemployment in High Laws

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.
1.75% of High Laws residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in High Laws

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of High Laws. The proportion of retirees on High Laws is 19.12% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
37.72% of High Laws residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in High Laws

The proportion of home owners on High Laws is 20.86% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.33% of properties in High Laws are private rented and 3.81% are social rented.
82.86% of residents of High Laws own their home

Country of Birth of High Laws residents

The proportion if High Laws residents born in the UK is 4.2% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 13.15% of High Laws residents were born outside the UK.
86.85% of High Laws residents were born in the UK

High Laws Summary

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

High Laws 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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