Is Buttermere Avenue in Sunderland a nice place to live?

Buttermere Avenue is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Buttermere Avenue is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Buttermere Avenue is located in the Hetton ward of the Sunderland district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.804919, -1.436995
Grid Ref NZ362457
Suburb Hetton
Constituency Houghton and Sunderland South
Postcodes DH5 0PP

House Prices

The average house price in Buttermere Avenue is 124.8% lower than the rest of Sunderland. The last sale we have on record is 6 Buttermere Avenue, that sold for £45,000. The average house price in Sunderland is £101,159 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Buttermere Avenue

Date No. Type Price
03/09/2021 6 Semi £45,000

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

Crime in Buttermere Avenue, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Buttermere Avenue 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 Buttermere Avenue and compared that to the average for the Hetton ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Buttermere Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Hetton ward

Social economic statistics for Buttermere Avenue

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

2021 Census for Buttermere Avenue

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

Unemployment in Buttermere Avenue

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.
4.05% of Buttermere Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Buttermere Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Buttermere Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Buttermere Avenue is 1.67% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.27% of Buttermere Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Buttermere Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Buttermere Avenue is 22.63% lower than the national average of 62%. 14.17% of properties in Buttermere Avenue are private rented and 46.46% are social rented.
39.37% of residents of Buttermere Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Buttermere Avenue residents

The proportion if Buttermere Avenue residents born in the UK is 16.34% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.01% of Buttermere Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
98.99% of Buttermere Avenue residents were born in the UK

Buttermere Avenue Summary

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

Buttermere Avenue 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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