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

Wells Street is classified by the ONS as Renting Hard-Pressed Workers. Wells Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Wells Street is located in the Boldon Colliery ward of the South Tyneside district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.952326, -1.463245
Grid Ref NZ344620
Suburb Boldon Colliery
Constituency Jarrow
Postcodes NE35 9AE

House Prices

The average house price in Wells Street is 100% higher than the rest of South Tyneside. The last sale we have on record is 6 Wells Street, that sold for £130,000. The average house price in South Tyneside is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Wells Street

Date No. Type Price
27/05/2022 6 Terrace £130,000
20/05/2022 18 Terrace £165,000
15/09/2021 6 Terrace £120,000
30/07/2021 29 Terrace £139,250

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

Crime in Wells Street, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Wells Street during September 2024.

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

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

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

2021 Census for Wells Street

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

Unemployment in Wells 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.
4.81% of Wells Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Wells Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Wells Street. The proportion of retirees on Wells Street is 2.55% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.15% of Wells Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Wells Street

The proportion of home owners on Wells Street is 17.2% lower than the national average of 62%. 17.6% of properties in Wells Street are private rented and 37.6% are social rented.
44.8% of residents of Wells Street own their home

Country of Birth of Wells Street residents

The proportion if Wells Street residents born in the UK is 13.25% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.1% of Wells Street residents were born outside the UK.
95.9% of Wells Street residents were born in the UK

Wells Street Summary

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

Wells 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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