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

Store Street is classified by the ONS as Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces. Store Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Store Street is located in the Lemington ward of the Newcastle upon Tyne district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.977566, -1.715762
Grid Ref NZ182648
Suburb Lemington
Constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North
Postcodes NE15 8DY

House Prices

The average house price in Store Street is 123.82% lower than the rest of Newcastle upon Tyne. The last sale we have on record is 27 Store Street, that sold for £110,000. The average house price in Newcastle upon Tyne is £208,432 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Store Street

Date No. Type Price
06/09/2022 27 Terrace £110,000
16/04/2021 15 Terrace £85,000
20/11/2020 13 Terrace £92,500
02/10/2020 1 Terrace £85,000

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

Crime in Store Street, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Store Street 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 Store Street and compared that to the average for the Lemington ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Store Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Lemington ward

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

2021 Census for Store Street

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

Unemployment in Store 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.
0.44% of Store Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Store Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Store Street. The proportion of retirees on Store Street is 2.64% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.24% of Store Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Store Street

The proportion of home owners on Store Street is 4.86% lower than the national average of 62%. 26.43% of properties in Store Street are private rented and 16.43% are social rented.
57.14% of residents of Store Street own their home

Country of Birth of Store Street residents

The proportion if Store Street residents born in the UK is 13.79% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.56% of Store Street residents were born outside the UK.
96.44% of Store Street residents were born in the UK

Store Street Summary

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

Store Street 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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