Tower Court, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

Tower Court is classified by the ONS as Renting Hard-Pressed Workers. Tower Court is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Tower Court is located in the Hetton ward of the Sunderland district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.808006, -1.436174
Grid Ref NZ363460
Suburb Hetton
Constituency Houghton and Sunderland South
Postcodes DH5 0NH

House Prices

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

Crime in Tower Court, Tyne and Wear

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

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

Social economic statistics for Tower Court

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 Tower Court is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Tower Court 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 Tower Court experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Tower Court are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Tower Court involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Tower Court 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 Tower Court 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 Tower Court, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Tower Court are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Tower Court

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

Unemployment in Tower Court

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.
3.49% of Tower Court residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Tower Court

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Tower Court. The proportion of retirees on Tower Court is 7.56% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.16% of Tower Court residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Tower Court

The proportion of home owners on Tower Court is 24.93% lower than the national average of 62%. 26.72% of properties in Tower Court are private rented and 36.21% are social rented.
37.07% of residents of Tower Court own their home

Country of Birth of Tower Court residents

The proportion if Tower Court residents born in the UK is 13.88% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.47% of Tower Court residents were born outside the UK.
96.53% of Tower Court residents were born in the UK

Tower Court Summary

Tower Court has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Tower Court maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Tower Court 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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