Is Finchley Crescent in Newcastle upon Tyne a nice place to live?

Finchley Crescent is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Finchley Crescent has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Finchley Crescent is located in the Walkergate ward of the Newcastle upon Tyne district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.984482, -1.54573
Grid Ref NZ291656
Suburb Walker
Constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East
Postcodes NE6 4YJ

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Finchley Crescent in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Finchley Crescent, Tyne and Wear

There were 1 street crime incidents in Finchley Crescent 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 Finchley Crescent
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order 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 Finchley Crescent and compared that to the average for the Walkergate ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Finchley Crescent, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Walkergate ward

Social economic statistics for Finchley Crescent

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

2021 Census for Finchley Crescent

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

Unemployment in Finchley Crescent

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.
6.88% of Finchley Crescent residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Finchley Crescent

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Finchley Crescent. The proportion of retirees on Finchley Crescent is 14.01% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
4.59% of Finchley Crescent residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Finchley Crescent

The proportion of home owners on Finchley Crescent is 51.06% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.03% of properties in Finchley Crescent are private rented and 82.03% are social rented.
10.94% of residents of Finchley Crescent own their home

Country of Birth of Finchley Crescent residents

The proportion if Finchley Crescent residents born in the UK is 1.99% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.36% of Finchley Crescent residents were born outside the UK.
84.64% of Finchley Crescent residents were born in the UK

Finchley Crescent Summary

With house prices in Finchley Crescent less than the average for Tyne and Wear and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Finchley Crescent is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Finchley Crescent has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Finchley Crescent maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Finchley Crescent 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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