Is Sandyford Road in Newcastle upon Tyne a nice place to live?

Sandyford Road is classified by the ONS as Student Digs. Sandyford Road 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

Sandyford Road is located in the South Jesmond ward of the Newcastle upon Tyne district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.981094, -1.604925
Grid Ref NZ253652
Suburb Shieldfield
Constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East

House Prices

The average house price in Sandyford Road is 161.19% lower than the rest of Newcastle upon Tyne. The last sale we have on record is DEUCHAR HOUSE, 158 Sandyford Road, that sold for £120,000. The average house price in Newcastle upon Tyne is £208,432 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Sandyford Road

Date No. Type Price
20/07/2023 DEUCHAR HOUSE, 158 Flat £120,000
02/12/2022 DEUCHAR HOUSE, 158 Flat £65,000
12/07/2022 WAVERLEY LODGE 162-170 Flat £66,500
15/11/2021 DEUCHAR HOUSE, 158 Flat £112,500
07/06/2021 DEUCHAR HOUSE, 158 Flat £35,000
05/05/2021 DEUCHAR HOUSE, 158 Flat £41,000
06/04/2021 BENTON HOUSE, 136 £2,700,000
04/08/2020 DEUCHAR HOUSE, 158 Flat £112,000

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

Crime in Sandyford Road, Tyne and Wear

There were 12 street crime incidents in Sandyford Road 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 Sandyford Road
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Burglary Under investigation
3 Criminal Damage Arson Under investigation
4 Public Order Investigation complete; no suspect identified
5 Shoplifting Under investigation
6 Shoplifting Under investigation
7 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
8 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
9 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
10 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
11 Violent Crime Under investigation
12 Violent Crime 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 Sandyford Road and compared that to the average for the South Jesmond ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sandyford Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the South Jesmond ward

Social economic statistics for Sandyford Road

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

2021 Census for Sandyford Road

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

Unemployment in Sandyford Road

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.
0.9% of Sandyford Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sandyford Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sandyford Road. The proportion of retirees on Sandyford Road is 18.15% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
0.45% of Sandyford Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sandyford Road

The proportion of home owners on Sandyford Road is 56.76% lower than the national average of 62%. 85.86% of properties in Sandyford Road are private rented and 8.38% are social rented.
5.24% of residents of Sandyford Road own their home

Country of Birth of Sandyford Road residents

The proportion if Sandyford Road residents born in the UK is 5.09% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 22.44% of Sandyford Road residents were born outside the UK.
77.56% of Sandyford Road residents were born in the UK

Sandyford Road Summary

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

Sandyford Road 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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