Is Ravensworth Avenue in Sunderland a nice place to live?

Ravensworth Avenue is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Ravensworth Avenue is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Ravensworth Avenue is located in the Houghton ward of the Sunderland district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.846946, -1.502285
Grid Ref NZ320503
Constituency Houghton and Sunderland South
Postcodes DH4 6JD

House Prices

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

Crime in Ravensworth Avenue, Tyne and Wear

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

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

Social economic statistics for Ravensworth 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 Ravensworth Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ravensworth 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 Ravensworth Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ravensworth Avenue 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 Ravensworth Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ravensworth 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 Ravensworth Avenue 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 Ravensworth Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ravensworth Avenue are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ravensworth Avenue

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

Unemployment in Ravensworth 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.
5.81% of Ravensworth Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ravensworth Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ravensworth Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Ravensworth Avenue is 6.57% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.03% of Ravensworth Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ravensworth Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Ravensworth Avenue is 25.08% lower than the national average of 62%. 32.31% of properties in Ravensworth Avenue are private rented and 30.77% are social rented.
36.92% of residents of Ravensworth Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Ravensworth Avenue residents

The proportion if Ravensworth Avenue residents born in the UK is 13.42% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.93% of Ravensworth Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
96.07% of Ravensworth Avenue residents were born in the UK

Ravensworth Avenue Summary

With house prices in Ravensworth 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. Ravensworth Avenue has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Ravensworth Avenue maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Ravensworth 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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