Is Walnut Place in Newcastle upon Tyne a nice place to live?

Walnut Place is classified by the ONS as Retired Independent City Dwellers. Walnut Place has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Walnut Place is located in the Kenton ward of the Newcastle upon Tyne district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.997292, -1.644172
Grid Ref NZ228670
Suburb Kenton
Constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central
Postcodes NE3 4QS

House Prices

The average house price in Walnut Place is 124.12% lower than the rest of Newcastle upon Tyne. The last sale we have on record is 1 Walnut Place, that sold for £125,000. The average house price in Newcastle upon Tyne is £208,432 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Walnut Place

Date No. Type Price
29/10/2021 1 Semi £125,000
27/02/2020 1A Semi £61,000

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

Crime in Walnut Place, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Walnut Place 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 Walnut Place and compared that to the average for the Kenton ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Walnut Place, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kenton ward

Social economic statistics for Walnut Place

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Walnut Place involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Walnut Place 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 Walnut Place are in the top 20% 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 Walnut Place, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Walnut Place are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Walnut Place

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

Unemployment in Walnut Place

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.
2% of Walnut Place residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Walnut Place

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Walnut Place. The proportion of retirees on Walnut Place is 40.73% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
59.33% of Walnut Place residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Walnut Place

The proportion of home owners on Walnut Place is 54.44% lower than the national average of 62%. 3.36% of properties in Walnut Place are private rented and 88.24% are social rented.
7.56% of residents of Walnut Place own their home

Country of Birth of Walnut Place residents

The proportion if Walnut Place residents born in the UK is 14.87% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.48% of Walnut Place residents were born outside the UK.
97.52% of Walnut Place residents were born in the UK

Walnut Place Summary

With house prices in Walnut Place less than the average for Tyne and Wear and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Walnut Place has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Walnut Place maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Walnut Place 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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