Is Ernest Street in South Tyneside a nice place to live?

Ernest Street is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Ernest Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Ernest Street is located in the Boldon Colliery ward of the South Tyneside district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.948471, -1.45318
Grid Ref NZ351616
Suburb Boldon Colliery
Constituency Jarrow
Postcodes NE35 9DN, NE35 9DW

House Prices

The average house price in Ernest Street is 100% higher than the rest of South Tyneside. The last sale we have on record is 9 Ernest Street, that sold for £65,000. The average house price in South Tyneside is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ernest Street

Date No. Type Price
19/10/2022 9 Terrace £65,000
05/09/2022 25 Terrace £116,000

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

Crime in Ernest Street, Tyne and Wear

There were 2 street crime incidents in Ernest 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 Ernest Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Ernest Street and compared that to the average for the Boldon Colliery ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Ernest Street

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

Unemployment in Ernest 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.
3.17% of Ernest Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ernest Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ernest Street. The proportion of retirees on Ernest Street is 11.26% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.86% of Ernest Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ernest Street

The proportion of home owners on Ernest Street is 34.44% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.87% of properties in Ernest Street are private rented and 63.78% are social rented.
27.56% of residents of Ernest Street own their home

Country of Birth of Ernest Street residents

The proportion if Ernest Street residents born in the UK is 13.08% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.27% of Ernest Street residents were born outside the UK.
95.73% of Ernest Street residents were born in the UK

Ernest Street Summary

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

Ernest 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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