Area Information for Walton Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9NQ

Walton Avenue in North Shields is in the North East region of England. The postcode is within the Preston with Preston Grange ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Tynemouth. This page combines information for the address Walton Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9NQ, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of NE29 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for NE29 9NQ.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority North Tyneside
Ward Preston with Preston Grange
Constituency Tynemouth * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region North East
Country England

Housing Summary

There has been a total of 13 property sales in Walton Avenue, NE29 9NQ since the beginning of 1995.

You can view those sale prices and dates, as well as details of the types of housing and level of occupancy in this area on the Housing tab, simply click here

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is terraced houses, with the most common tenure being outright ownership. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (North Shields and Tynemouth), and the Northumbria Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed near Walton Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9NQ.

Nearby Services

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Broadband Summary

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Walton Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9NQ is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Walton Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9NQ:

St. Andrews Court, North Shields, NE29 9PH
Cawthorne Terrace, North Shields, NE29 9LN
Rosebery Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9PG
Front Street, Preston, North Shields, NE29 9LL
Walton Park, North Shields, NE29 9DA
Moor Crest Terrace, North Shields, NE29 9LW

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about NE29 as a whole.

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House Prices

We have found 13 property sales in Walton Avenue since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 7
Semi-Detached 2
Terraced 57
Flat (Purpose-Built) 42
Flat (Converted) 6
Residence in Commercial Building 1
Total 115
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area consists predominantly of housing where the property is owned outright - higher than the national average of almost 33%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 68
Owned with Mortgage 21
Shared Ownership 3
Rented: From Council 2
Rented: Other Social 2
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 16
Rented: Other 1
Rent Free 0
Total 113

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 59
Two People 37
Three People 5
Four People 10
Five People 3
Six People 0
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 114

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Walton Avenue, North Shields consists predominantly of single-person households, common in inner-city areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 59
Family Household 55
Other Household 0
Total 114

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 58
Deprived In One Dimension 41
Deprived In Two Dimensions 11
Deprived In Three Dimensions 5
Deprived In Four Dimensions 2
Total 117

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Tynemouth constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 48% male.

Gender
Male 97
Female 108
Total 205

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 4
5-9 6
10-14 12
15-19 10
20-24 7
25-29 8
30-34 11
35-39 8
40-44 11
45-49 16
50-54 9
55-59 11
60-64 14
65-69 10
70-74 16
75-79 22
80-84 12
85+ 14
Total 201

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

In the immediate vicinity of NE29 9NQ the number widowed residents is high - 16% of the area's population. This may be indicative of an older population, and these areas often contain more women than men as a result.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 54
Married 68
Separated 5
Divorced 15
Widowed 33
Total 175

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 77
Good 80
Fair 32
Bad 13
Very Bad 2
Total 204

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 61
Apprenticeship 22
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 28
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 16
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 11
No GCSEs or Equivalent 31
Other 5
Total 174

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Walton Avenue, North Shields) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 98% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 199
Mixed Ethnicity 5
Total 204

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 202
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 1
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1
Total 204

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 202
10+ Years 2
5-10 Years 0
2-5 Years 0
Less Than 2 Years 0
Total 204

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to NE29 9NQ.

Passport(s) Held
None 19
United Kingdom 185

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 89
Christian 107
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 8
Total 204

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Preston with Preston Grange ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of retired residents - 43% of the resident population. On average, around 21.7% of census respondents were retired. This represents a significant increase since the 2011 census, where 13.8% were retired. This may be partly explained by the number of people aged 65 years and over increasing in the UK, and partially by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workforce in the time leading up to the census.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 48
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 20
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 9
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 1
Unemployed 0
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 5
Retired 76
Looking After Home or Family 1
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 8
Other 7
Total 175

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This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 12
Professional Occupations 20
Associate Professional Occupations 14
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 7
Skilled Trades Occupations 5
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 6
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 7
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 4
Elementary Occupations 7
Total 82

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 17
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 49
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 26
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 14
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 12
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 26
Semi-Routine Occupation 18
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 10
Full-time Student 4
Total 176

Walton Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9NQ is within the North Shields and Tynemouth policing neighbourhood, under the Northumbria Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near Walton Avenue
Neighbourhood Team Address North Shields and Tynemouth
North Shields Police Station
Upper Pearson Street
North Shields
NE30 1AB
Force Website: http://www.northumbria.police.uk

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Below are the details of the closest services to NE29 9NQ. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for NE29 9NQ.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 15 closest railway stations to Walton Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9NQ. The nearest railway station is Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear), approximately 2.8 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Northumberland Park (Tyne & Wear) 2.8 miles
Seaton Delaval 5.1 miles
Heworth 6.2 miles
Newsham 6.4 miles
Manors 6.8 miles
Newcastle 7.4 miles
Cramlington 7.4 miles
Sunderland 8.4 miles
Blyth Bebside 8.5 miles
Dunston 8.8 miles
MetroCentre 9.4 miles
Bedlington 9.5 miles
Blaydon 11 miles
Ashington 13 miles
Chester-le-Street 13 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Walton Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9NQ. The nearest is King Edward Primary School, approximately 810 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Walton Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9NQ. The nearest is John Spence Community High School, approximately 410 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
John Spence Community High School 410 yards June 2023
    
Marden High School 0.7 miles July 2017
    
St Thomas More Catholic High School 0.9 miles May 2023
    
Monkseaton High School 0.9 miles June 2019
    
Kings Priory School (All Through) 1.1 miles June 2015
    
Norham High School 1.2 miles March 2022
    
Marden Bridge Middle School 1.3 miles April 2016
    
Monkseaton Middle School 1.4 miles December 2021
    
Valley Gardens Middle School 2 miles November 2024
Whitley Bay High School 2 miles June 2024
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Walton Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9NQ. The nearest is Collingwood Health Group, approximately 0.6 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Walton Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9NQ. The nearest is Alma Dental Practice, approximately 0.5 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Walton Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9NQ. The nearest is North Tyneside General Hospital, approximately 0.6 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Walton Avenue, North Shields, NE29 9NQ. The nearest is J A Hicks, approximately 0.7 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
J A Hicks 0.7 miles
Gillie & Partners 0.7 miles
Specsavers Opticians North Shields 0.8 miles
Advanced Vision 1.2 miles
Concept Eye Clinic 1.2 miles
Tesco Opticians 1.3 miles
N & J Robinson Optometrists 1.5 miles
Advanced Vision 1.6 miles
Steel & Varley (WR) 1.6 miles
Boots-Whitley Bay 1.6 miles

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

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Broadband in NE29 9NQ

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

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Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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