Is Spout Lane in Washington a nice place to live?

Spout Lane is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. Spout Lane is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Spout Lane is located in the Washington Central ward of the Sunderland district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.903826, -1.518957
Grid Ref NZ309566
Suburb Concord
Constituency Washington and Sunderland West

House Prices

The average house price in Spout Lane is 12.76% higher than the rest of Washington. The last sale we have on record is 18 Spout Lane, that sold for £127,000. The average house price in Washington is £110,482 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Spout Lane

Date No. Type Price
14/12/2022 18 Semi £127,000
27/09/2022 127 Terrace £145,000
19/08/2022 131 Semi £132,000
04/02/2022 22 Semi £127,175
29/11/2021 37 Terrace £102,000
03/09/2021 81 Terrace £127,500
12/02/2021 109 Terrace £63,000
24/07/2020 THE MANSE Detached £330,000
14/07/2020 87 Terrace £83,000
26/02/2020 16 Terrace £120,000

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

Crime in Spout Lane, Tyne and Wear

There were 4 street crime incidents in Spout Lane 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 Spout Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Anti Social Behaviour -
4 Public Order Under investigation

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 Spout Lane and compared that to the average for the Washington Central ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Spout Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Washington Central ward

Social economic statistics for Spout Lane

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

2021 Census for Spout Lane

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

Unemployment in Spout Lane

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.
1.62% of Spout Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Spout Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Spout Lane. The proportion of retirees on Spout Lane is 15% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.6% of Spout Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Spout Lane

The proportion of home owners on Spout Lane is 2.49% higher than the national average of 62%. 18.12% of properties in Spout Lane are private rented and 17.39% are social rented.
64.49% of residents of Spout Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Spout Lane residents

The proportion if Spout Lane residents born in the UK is 12.52% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.83% of Spout Lane residents were born outside the UK.
95.17% of Spout Lane residents were born in the UK

Spout Lane Summary

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

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