Heather Drive, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

Heather Drive is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Heather Drive is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Heather Drive is located in the Copt Hill ward of the Sunderland district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.829363, -1.454992
Grid Ref NZ351484
Suburb Hetton
Constituency Houghton and Sunderland South
Postcodes DH5 9RS

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Heather Drive in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Heather Drive, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Heather Drive during May 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 Heather Drive and compared that to the average for the Copt Hill ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Heather Drive

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 Heather Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Heather Drive 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 Heather Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Heather Drive 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 Heather Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Heather Drive 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 Heather Drive 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 Heather Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Heather Drive are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Heather Drive

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

Unemployment in Heather Drive

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.
0.78% of Heather Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Heather Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Heather Drive. The proportion of retirees on Heather Drive is 9.53% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.13% of Heather Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Heather Drive

The proportion of home owners on Heather Drive is 21.69% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.31% of properties in Heather Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
83.69% of residents of Heather Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Heather Drive residents

The proportion if Heather Drive residents born in the UK is 16.33% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.02% of Heather Drive residents were born outside the UK.
98.98% of Heather Drive residents were born in the UK

Heather Drive Summary

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

Heather Drive 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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