Is Blossom Street in Sunderland a nice place to live?

Blossom Street is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Blossom Street is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Blossom Street is located in the Copt Hill ward of the Sunderland district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.828447, -1.447159
Grid Ref NZ356483
Suburb Hetton
Constituency Houghton and Sunderland South
Postcodes DH5 9BQ, DH5 9ED, DH5 9EE, DH5 9EF

House Prices

The average house price in Blossom Street is 13.68% higher than the rest of Sunderland. The last sale we have on record is 33 Blossom Street, that sold for £67,000. The average house price in Sunderland is £101,159 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Blossom Street

Date No. Type Price
21/12/2022 33 Terrace £67,000
05/12/2022 42 Terrace £79,000
18/11/2022 71 Semi £118,995
10/11/2022 75 Semi £161,995
31/10/2022 73 Semi £158,995
31/05/2022 56 Detached £157,995
26/05/2022 64 Semi £155,995
29/04/2022 45 Terrace £85,000
07/04/2022 59 Detached £115,995
25/03/2022 54 Terrace £133,995

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

Crime in Blossom Street, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Blossom 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 Blossom Street and compared that to the average for the Copt Hill ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Blossom Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Copt Hill ward

Social economic statistics for Blossom 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 Blossom Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Blossom 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 Blossom Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Blossom Street are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Blossom Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Blossom Street 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 Blossom Street 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 Blossom Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Blossom Street are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Blossom Street

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

Unemployment in Blossom 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.
3.35% of Blossom Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Blossom Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Blossom Street. The proportion of retirees on Blossom Street is 6.7% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.9% of Blossom Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Blossom Street

The proportion of home owners on Blossom Street is 18.41% higher than the national average of 62%. 4.05% of properties in Blossom Street are private rented and 15.54% are social rented.
80.41% of residents of Blossom Street own their home

Country of Birth of Blossom Street residents

The proportion if Blossom Street residents born in the UK is 12.38% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.97% of Blossom Street residents were born outside the UK.
95.03% of Blossom Street residents were born in the UK

Blossom Street Summary

Blossom Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Blossom Street maybe difficult.

Blossom 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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