Is Selby Gardens in Newcastle upon Tyne a nice place to live?

Selby Gardens is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Selby Gardens has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Selby Gardens is located in the Walkergate ward of the Newcastle upon Tyne district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.984182, -1.551906
Grid Ref NZ287656
Suburb Walker
Constituency Newcastle upon Tyne East
Postcodes NE6 4YA, NE6 4YX

House Prices

The average house price in Selby Gardens is 31.92% lower than the rest of Newcastle upon Tyne. The last sale we have on record is 60 Selby Gardens, that sold for £170,000. The average house price in Newcastle upon Tyne is £208,432 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Selby Gardens

Date No. Type Price
05/12/2022 60 Semi £170,000
10/09/2021 34 Terrace £173,000
26/10/2020 36 Semi £98,500
23/10/2020 58 Terrace £186,000
04/09/2020 3 Semi £162,500
08/04/2020 44 Terrace £127,000
14/02/2020 19 Semi £132,000

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

Crime in Selby Gardens, Tyne and Wear

There were 1 street crime incidents in Selby Gardens 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 Selby Gardens
# Category Outcome
1 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 Selby Gardens and compared that to the average for the Walkergate ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Selby Gardens

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

2021 Census for Selby Gardens

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

Unemployment in Selby Gardens

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.
1.87% of Selby Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Selby Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Selby Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Selby Gardens is 10.13% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.73% of Selby Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Selby Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Selby Gardens is 25.23% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.09% of properties in Selby Gardens are private rented and 5.67% are social rented.
87.23% of residents of Selby Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Selby Gardens residents

The proportion if Selby Gardens residents born in the UK is 12.09% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.26% of Selby Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
94.74% of Selby Gardens residents were born in the UK

Selby Gardens Summary

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

Selby Gardens 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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