Purley, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

Purley is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Purley is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Purley is located in the Washington East ward of the Sunderland district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.896326, -1.495627
Grid Ref NZ324558
Constituency Washington and Sunderland West
Postcodes NE38 8TW

House Prices

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

Crime in Purley, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Purley during July 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 Purley and compared that to the average for the Washington East ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Purley, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Washington East ward

Social economic statistics for Purley

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 Purley is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Purley 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 Purley experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Purley are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Purley involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Purley are in the top 40% least 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 Purley are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Purley, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Purley are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Purley

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

Unemployment in Purley

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.
2.4% of Purley residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Purley

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Purley. The proportion of retirees on Purley is 7.15% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.75% of Purley residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Purley

The proportion of home owners on Purley is 30.73% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.06% of properties in Purley are private rented and 0.61% are social rented.
92.73% of residents of Purley own their home

Country of Birth of Purley residents

The proportion if Purley residents born in the UK is 11.79% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.56% of Purley residents were born outside the UK.
94.44% of Purley residents were born in the UK

Purley Summary

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

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