Is Highbury Avenue in Washington a nice place to live?

Highbury Avenue is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Highbury Avenue is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Highbury Avenue is located in the Washington West ward of the Sunderland district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.921416, -1.545582
Grid Ref NZ292586
Suburb Albany
Constituency Washington and Sunderland West
Postcodes NE9 7PX

House Prices

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

Crime in Highbury Avenue, Tyne and Wear

There were 1 street crime incidents in Highbury Avenue 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 Highbury Avenue
# 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 Highbury Avenue and compared that to the average for the Washington West ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Highbury 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 Highbury Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Highbury 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 Highbury Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Highbury Avenue 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 Highbury Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Highbury Avenue 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 Highbury Avenue are in the top 30% 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 Highbury Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Highbury Avenue are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Highbury Avenue

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

Unemployment in Highbury 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.
1.35% of Highbury Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Highbury Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Highbury Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Highbury Avenue is 5.62% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.22% of Highbury Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Highbury Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Highbury Avenue is 10.73% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.09% of properties in Highbury Avenue are private rented and 18.18% are social rented.
72.73% of residents of Highbury Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Highbury Avenue residents

The proportion if Highbury Avenue residents born in the UK is 14.88% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.47% of Highbury Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
97.53% of Highbury Avenue residents were born in the UK

Highbury Avenue Summary

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

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