Is Gainsborough Avenue in Washington a nice place to live?

Gainsborough Avenue is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Rented Terraces. Gainsborough Avenue has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Gainsborough Avenue is located in the Washington Central ward of the Sunderland district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.894207, -1.515782
Grid Ref NZ311556
Suburb Concord
Constituency Washington and Sunderland West
Postcodes NE38 7EE, NE38 7EF

House Prices

The average house price in Gainsborough Avenue is 1.98% lower than the rest of Washington. The last sale we have on record is 24 Gainsborough Avenue, that sold for £118,000. The average house price in Washington is £110,482 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Gainsborough Avenue

Date No. Type Price
05/11/2021 24 Terrace £118,000
11/12/2020 20 Semi £85,000
17/07/2020 23 Semi £122,000

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

Crime in Gainsborough Avenue, Tyne and Wear

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

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

Social economic statistics for Gainsborough 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 Gainsborough Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Gainsborough 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 Gainsborough Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Gainsborough Avenue are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Gainsborough Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Gainsborough 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 Gainsborough Avenue are in the top 10% 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 Gainsborough Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Gainsborough Avenue are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Gainsborough Avenue

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

Unemployment in Gainsborough 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.
4.82% of Gainsborough Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gainsborough Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gainsborough Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Gainsborough Avenue is 0.13% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
18.47% of Gainsborough Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gainsborough Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Gainsborough Avenue is 6.94% higher than the national average of 62%. 14.39% of properties in Gainsborough Avenue are private rented and 15.91% are social rented.
68.94% of residents of Gainsborough Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Gainsborough Avenue residents

The proportion if Gainsborough Avenue residents born in the UK is 15.36% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.99% of Gainsborough Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
98.01% of Gainsborough Avenue residents were born in the UK

Gainsborough Avenue Summary

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

Gainsborough 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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