Grasswell Drive, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Grasswell Drive is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Grasswell Drive is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Grasswell Drive is located in the Blakelaw ward of the Newcastle upon Tyne district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.998583, -1.658902
Grid Ref NZ219671
Suburb Kenton
Constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Postcodes NE5 3UX

House Prices

The average house price in Grasswell Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Newcastle upon Tyne. The last sale we have on record is 39 Grasswell Drive, that sold for £113,000. The average house price in Newcastle upon Tyne is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Grasswell Drive

Date No. Type Price
20/09/2022 39 Terrace £113,000
20/08/2021 5 Terrace £87,000
07/08/2020 41 Semi £70,000
26/02/2020 45 Semi £68,500

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

Crime in Grasswell Drive, Tyne and Wear

There were 1 street crime incidents in Grasswell Drive in May 2024. These are the latest figures released by Northumbria Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: May 2024
May 2024 Crime Incidents in Grasswell Drive
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -

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 Grasswell Drive and compared that to the average for the Blakelaw ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Grasswell Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Blakelaw ward

Social economic statistics for Grasswell Drive

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

2021 Census for Grasswell Drive

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

Unemployment in Grasswell Drive

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.
6.03% of Grasswell Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Grasswell Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Grasswell Drive. The proportion of retirees on Grasswell Drive is 11.27% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.33% of Grasswell Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Grasswell Drive

The proportion of home owners on Grasswell Drive is 23.47% lower than the national average of 62%. 10.09% of properties in Grasswell Drive are private rented and 51.38% are social rented.
38.53% of residents of Grasswell Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Grasswell Drive residents

The proportion if Grasswell Drive residents born in the UK is 0.21% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 17.56% of Grasswell Drive residents were born outside the UK.
82.44% of Grasswell Drive residents were born in the UK

Grasswell Drive Summary

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

Grasswell Drive 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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