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

Byron Street is classified by the ONS as Student Communal Living. Byron Street is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Byron Street is located in the Monument ward of the Newcastle upon Tyne district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.978636, -1.603449
Grid Ref NZ254649
Suburb Shieldfield
Constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East
Postcodes NE2 1XH

House Prices

The average house price in Byron Street is 9.13% lower than the rest of Newcastle upon Tyne. The last sale we have on record is 26 Byron Street, that sold for £191,000. The average house price in Newcastle upon Tyne is £208,432 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Byron Street

Date No. Type Price
25/02/2022 26 Flat £191,000

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

Crime in Byron Street, Tyne and Wear

There were 1 street crime incidents in Byron Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Northumbria Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Byron Street
# Category Outcome
1 Theft From The Person Under investigation

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 Byron Street and compared that to the average for the Monument ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Byron Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Monument ward

Social economic statistics for Byron 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 Byron Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Byron 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 Byron Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Byron Street are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Byron Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Byron Street are in the top 20% 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 Byron Street 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 Byron Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Byron Street are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Byron Street

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

Unemployment in Byron 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.
0.32% of Byron Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Byron Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Byron Street. The proportion of retirees on Byron Street is 17.65% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
0.95% of Byron Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Byron Street

The proportion of home owners on Byron Street is 47.87% lower than the national average of 62%. 27.17% of properties in Byron Street are private rented and 57.61% are social rented.
14.13% of residents of Byron Street own their home

Country of Birth of Byron Street residents

The proportion if Byron Street residents born in the UK is 0.08% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 17.27% of Byron Street residents were born outside the UK.
82.73% of Byron Street residents were born in the UK

Byron Street Summary

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

Byron Street 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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