Is Fountains Close in Washington a nice place to live?

Fountains Close is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Fountains 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

Fountains Close is located in the Washington Central ward of the Sunderland district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.894039, -1.518746
Grid Ref NZ309555
Suburb Albany
Constituency Washington and Sunderland West

House Prices

The average house price in Fountains Close is 27.12% higher than the rest of Washington. The last sale we have on record is 74 Fountains Close, that sold for £195,000. The average house price in Washington is £110,482 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Fountains Close

Date No. Type Price
07/12/2022 74 Semi £195,000
30/09/2022 122 Terrace £115,000
14/06/2022 91 £148,000
29/04/2022 28 Detached £200,000
14/04/2022 74 Semi £100,000
25/02/2022 71 Terrace £148,500
04/02/2022 19 Semi £175,000
16/04/2021 37 Semi £215,000
04/12/2020 76 Semi £159,950
30/11/2020 40 Semi £59,400

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Fountains Close, Tyne and Wear

There were 1 street crime incidents in Fountains Close in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Northumbria Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Fountains Close
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -

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 Fountains Close and compared that to the average for the Washington Central ward.

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

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

2021 Census for Fountains Close

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

Unemployment in Fountains 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.
1.79% of Fountains Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fountains Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fountains Close. The proportion of retirees on Fountains Close is 18.01% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
36.61% of Fountains Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fountains Close

The proportion of home owners on Fountains Close is 27.29% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.82% of properties in Fountains Close are private rented and 0% are social rented.
89.29% of residents of Fountains Close own their home

Country of Birth of Fountains Close residents

The proportion if Fountains Close residents born in the UK is 15.82% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.53% of Fountains Close residents were born outside the UK.
98.47% of Fountains Close residents were born in the UK

Fountains Close Summary

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

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