Is Weardale Avenue in Washington a nice place to live?

Weardale Avenue is classified by the ONS as Industrious Hardship. Weardale Avenue is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Weardale Avenue is located in the Washington North ward of the Sunderland district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.914317, -1.531436
Grid Ref NZ301578
Suburb Albany
Constituency Washington and Sunderland West
Postcodes NE37 2JT

House Prices

The average house price in Weardale Avenue is 33.11% lower than the rest of Washington. The last sale we have on record is 11 Weardale Avenue, that sold for £83,000. The average house price in Washington is £110,482 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Weardale Avenue

Date No. Type Price
05/09/2022 11 Semi £83,000

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

Crime in Weardale Avenue, Tyne and Wear

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

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

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

2021 Census for Weardale Avenue

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

Unemployment in Weardale 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.
4.59% of Weardale Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Weardale Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Weardale Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Weardale Avenue is 11.22% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
29.82% of Weardale Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Weardale Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Weardale Avenue is 0.39% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.69% of properties in Weardale Avenue are private rented and 29.06% are social rented.
62.39% of residents of Weardale Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Weardale Avenue residents

The proportion if Weardale Avenue residents born in the UK is 11.65% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.7% of Weardale Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
94.3% of Weardale Avenue residents were born in the UK

Weardale Avenue Summary

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

Weardale 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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