Is Ashley Close in Washington a nice place to live?

Ashley Close is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Ashley Close is in the lowest 30% 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

Ashley Close is located in the Washington Central ward of the Sunderland district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.892734, -1.518263
Grid Ref NZ309554
Suburb Albany
Constituency Washington and Sunderland West
Postcodes NE38 7TP, NE38 8AL

House Prices

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

Crime in Ashley Close, Tyne and Wear

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northumbria Police in Ashley Close 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 Ashley Close and compared that to the average for the Washington Central ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Ashley Close

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 Ashley Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ashley Close 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 Ashley Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ashley Close 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 Ashley Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ashley Close are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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

2021 Census for Ashley Close

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

Unemployment in Ashley Close

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.
3.05% of Ashley Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ashley Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ashley Close. The proportion of retirees on Ashley Close is 1.7% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.3% of Ashley Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ashley Close

The proportion of home owners on Ashley Close is 11.79% higher than the national average of 62%. 24.27% of properties in Ashley Close are private rented and 0.97% are social rented.
73.79% of residents of Ashley Close own their home

Country of Birth of Ashley Close residents

The proportion if Ashley Close residents born in the UK is 14.23% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.12% of Ashley Close residents were born outside the UK.
96.88% of Ashley Close residents were born in the UK

Ashley Close Summary

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

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