Is The Avenue in Washington a nice place to live?

The Avenue is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. The Avenue has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

The Avenue is located in the Washington Central ward of the Sunderland district in Tyne and Wear.
Coordinates 54.900995, -1.516651
Grid Ref NZ310563
Suburb Concord
Constituency Washington and Sunderland West
Postcodes NE38 7BF, NE38 7HT, NE38 7LE, NE38 7LG

House Prices

The average house price in The Avenue is 83.17% higher than the rest of Washington. The last sale we have on record is DAME MARGARET HALL The Avenue, that sold for £260,000. The average house price in Washington is £110,482 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Avenue

Date No. Type Price
24/06/2022 DAME MARGARET HALL Detached £260,000
29/01/2021 DAME MARGARET HALL Flat £140,000
28/08/2020 DAME MARGARET HALL Flat £132,000
02/04/2020 DAME MARGARET HALL £1,375,000
02/04/2020 DAME MARGARET HALL £1,375,000
02/04/2020 DAME MARGARET HALL £1,375,000
02/04/2020 DAME MARGARET HALL £1,375,000
02/04/2020 DAME MARGARET HALL £1,375,000
02/04/2020 DAME MARGARET HALL £1,375,000
02/04/2020 DAME MARGARET HALL £1,375,000

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

Crime in The Avenue, Tyne and Wear

There were 1 street crime incidents in The 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 The 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 The Avenue and compared that to the average for the Washington Central ward.

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

Social economic statistics for The 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 The Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean The 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 The Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around The Avenue are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around The Avenue involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in The Avenue 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 The 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 The Avenue, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in The Avenue are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for The Avenue

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

Unemployment in The 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.
0.57% of The Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Avenue. The proportion of retirees on The Avenue is 18.9% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
37.5% of The Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Avenue

The proportion of home owners on The Avenue is 20.72% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.43% of properties in The Avenue are private rented and 1.85% are social rented.
82.72% of residents of The Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of The Avenue residents

The proportion if The Avenue residents born in the UK is 15.85% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 1.5% of The Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
98.5% of The Avenue residents were born in the UK

The Avenue Summary

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

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