Grey Street, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear

Grey Street is classified by the ONS as Hampered Aspiration. Grey Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Grey Street is located in the Wallsend ward of the North Tyneside district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.995063, -1.525651
Grid Ref NZ304668
Suburb Benton
Constituency North Tyneside
Postcodes NE28 7SE, NE30 2DZ, NE30 2EB, NE30 2EF, NE30 2EH

House Prices

The average house price in Grey Street is 100% higher than the rest of North Tyneside. The last sale we have on record is 120 Grey Street, that sold for £125,000. The average house price in North Tyneside is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Grey Street

Date No. Type Price
04/08/2023 120 Terrace £125,000
13/07/2023 23 Flat £120,000
20/12/2022 95 Flat £120,000
09/12/2022 131 Terrace £293,000
27/09/2022 6 £67,000
05/08/2022 1 Terrace £192,000
30/06/2022 4 Terrace £264,750
10/06/2022 34 Flat £77,000
06/05/2022 115 Terrace £200,000
22/04/2022 5 Terrace £195,000

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

Crime in Grey Street, Tyne and Wear

There were 2 street crime incidents in Grey Street in July 2024. These are the latest figures released by Northumbria Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: July 2024
July 2024 Crime Incidents in Grey Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 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 Grey Street and compared that to the average for the Wallsend ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Grey Street

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

Unemployment in Grey 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.
3.03% of Grey Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Grey Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Grey Street. The proportion of retirees on Grey Street is 9.08% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
9.52% of Grey Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Grey Street

The proportion of home owners on Grey Street is 14.24% lower than the national average of 62%. 47.01% of properties in Grey Street are private rented and 4.48% are social rented.
47.76% of residents of Grey Street own their home

Country of Birth of Grey Street residents

The proportion if Grey Street residents born in the UK is 8.19% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.16% of Grey Street residents were born outside the UK.
90.84% of Grey Street residents were born in the UK

Grey Street Summary

With house prices in Grey 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. Grey Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Grey Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Grey Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Grey 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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