Wylam & Ovingham

Northumberland · North East · population 5,618 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

73Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Wylam & Ovingham is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,869 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 38 in Northumberland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (91) but weak on Living environment (23). Typical homes here sold for about £269,500 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 64 sales), 33% above the wider Northumberland median of £202,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 84 · #1,122
Employment 74 · #1,780
Education 91 · #622
Health 67 · #2,274
Crime 82 · #1,239
Housing & access 27 · #4,989
Living environment 23 · #5,297

House prices ?

£269,500median (12m) · -1.1% yr · n=64
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£269,50064-1.1%+7.8%
Detached£521,35818+15.6%+79.2%
Semi-detached£280,00013+0.6%+24.4%
Terraced£249,50032+0.8%+41.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£269,500
Northumberland£202,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

91Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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