"To be and to feel economically secure is to live with dignity,
to be able to seize opportunities and to have a sense of hope
for the future. That requires sufficient and predictable resources,
of income and wealth, in relation to the costs and burdens of life.
But it also rests on secure work and a secure home, on education,
on good health, and on support and time for caring. It is sustained
by relationships of family, friends and community." — Graeme Cooke,
Director of Insight and Policy, JRF.
This is the Economic Insecurity spotlight page for Northumberland.
Proportion of the population living in fuel poverty
Poverty index
This map shows the result of creating a poverty index for economic insecurity
by combining a number of leading indicators of poverty into a single number in the range 0 to 1.
A score closer to 0 means that the model is suggesting lower levels of economic insecurity in this area.
Alnwick
0.426Amble
0.426Amble West with Warkworth
0.426Ashington Central
0.426Bamburgh
0.426Bedlington Central
0.426Bedlington East
0.426Bedlington West
0.426Bellingham
0.426Berwick East
0.426Berwick North
0.426Berwick West with Ord
0.426Bywell
0.426Choppington
0.426College
0.426Corbridge
0.426Cowpen
0.426Cramlington East
0.426Cramlington Eastfield
0.426Cramlington North
0.426Cramlington South East
0.426Cramlington Village
0.426Cramlington West
0.426Croft
0.426Druridge Bay
0.426Haltwhistle
0.426Hartley
0.426Haydon
0.426Haydon and Hadrian
0.426Hexham Central with Acomb
0.426Hexham East
0.426Hexham West
0.426Hirst
0.426Holywell
0.426Humshaugh
0.426Isabella
0.426Kitty Brewster
0.426Longhorsley
0.426Longhoughton
0.426Lynemouth
0.426Morpeth Kirkhill
0.426Morpeth North
0.426Morpeth Stobhill
0.426Newbiggin Central and East
0.426Norham and Islandshires
0.426Plessey
0.426Ponteland East and Stannington
0.426Ponteland North
0.426Ponteland South with Heddon
0.426Ponteland West
0.426Prudhoe North
0.426Prudhoe South
0.426Rothbury
0.426Seaton with Newbiggin West
0.426Shilbottle
0.426Sleekburn
0.426South Blyth
0.426South Tynedale
0.426Stakeford
0.426Stocksfield and Broomhaugh
0.426Wensleydale
0.426Wooler
0.426Newsham
0.426Seghill with Seaton Delaval
0.426Bothal
0.426Pegswood
0.426
In the context of this model, a value closer to 1 indicates that a given place tends to rank higher relative to other places in metrics that
we have identified as contributing to economic insecurity. This does not necessarily mean that you are more likely to experience poverty in those
places, however.
How we calculate the index
The highest and lowest values will score 1 and 0, respectively, and everything else will fall
somewhere in between.
We create an average index across 6 metrics
economic inactivity
unemployment
mean weekly wage
median weekly wage
claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16-64
proportion of households that are fuel poor
This is a proof of concept. You can see the code and read more about the logic to create these stats here.
Key indicators
The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Northumberland.
This chart shows the percentage of households in fuel poverty across the different
areas in Northumberland.
In Northumberland 20676
of 150253 households are in fuel poverty.
Alnwick
13.2% of households are fuel poorAmble
15.0% of households are fuel poorAmble West with Warkworth
13.2% of households are fuel poorAshington Central
21.5% of households are fuel poorBamburgh
16.1% of households are fuel poorBedlington Central
10.9% of households are fuel poorBedlington East
16.1% of households are fuel poorBedlington West
8.0% of households are fuel poorBellingham
20.1% of households are fuel poorBerwick East
15.3% of households are fuel poorBerwick North
16.0% of households are fuel poorBerwick West with Ord
11.4% of households are fuel poorBywell
13.1% of households are fuel poorChoppington
13.4% of households are fuel poorCollege
12.9% of households are fuel poorCorbridge
13.9% of households are fuel poorCowpen
14.6% of households are fuel poorCramlington East
13.2% of households are fuel poorCramlington Eastfield
10.7% of households are fuel poorCramlington North
3.4% of households are fuel poorCramlington South East
10.5% of households are fuel poorCramlington Village
11.0% of households are fuel poorCramlington West
9.8% of households are fuel poorCroft
22.2% of households are fuel poorDruridge Bay
12.7% of households are fuel poorHaltwhistle
19.1% of households are fuel poorHartley
11.9% of households are fuel poorHaydon
9.1% of households are fuel poorHaydon and Hadrian
18.6% of households are fuel poorHexham Central with Acomb
13.1% of households are fuel poorHexham East
11.9% of households are fuel poorHexham West
10.2% of households are fuel poorHirst
24.7% of households are fuel poorHolywell
14.6% of households are fuel poorHumshaugh
20.6% of households are fuel poorIsabella
18.5% of households are fuel poorKitty Brewster
17.7% of households are fuel poorLonghorsley
18.0% of households are fuel poorLonghoughton
15.3% of households are fuel poorLynemouth
14.1% of households are fuel poorMorpeth Kirkhill
9.1% of households are fuel poorMorpeth North
10.4% of households are fuel poorMorpeth Stobhill
12.1% of households are fuel poorNewbiggin Central and East
17.2% of households are fuel poorNorham and Islandshires
22.6% of households are fuel poorPlessey
13.5% of households are fuel poorPonteland East and Stannington
10.3% of households are fuel poorPonteland North
11.9% of households are fuel poorPonteland South with Heddon
11.5% of households are fuel poorPonteland West
11.7% of households are fuel poorPrudhoe North
9.3% of households are fuel poorPrudhoe South
11.4% of households are fuel poorRothbury
19.3% of households are fuel poorSeaton with Newbiggin West
10.9% of households are fuel poorShilbottle
15.2% of households are fuel poorSleekburn
18.0% of households are fuel poorSouth Blyth
4.4% of households are fuel poorSouth Tynedale
19.3% of households are fuel poorStakeford
10.4% of households are fuel poorStocksfield and Broomhaugh
13.2% of households are fuel poorWensleydale
15.9% of households are fuel poorWooler
21.7% of households are fuel poorNewsham
14.0% of households are fuel poorSeghill with Seaton Delaval
10.1% of households are fuel poorBothal
10.7% of households are fuel poorPegswood
12.3% of households are fuel poor
Percentage of people in low income households by their savings and investments
What's on this chart?
This chart shows the poverty rates by the savings and investments of adults in the family in Northumberland.
The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household
income (after housing costs) in latest prices.
Percentage of jobs below living wage by gender and hours
What's on this chart?
This chart shows the percentage of jobs that are paid below living wage in Northumberland.
Percentages can add to more than 100 as "All sexes" includes those already counted in "Men" and "Women".
This chart shows the gender pay gap as a percentage differenece in Northumberland.
Gender pay gap (GPG) is calculated as the difference between average hourly earnings
(excluding overtime) of men and women as a proportion of average hourly earnings
(excluding overtime) of men. For example, a 4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% less, on
average, than men. Conversely, a -4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% more, on average, than men.
01215182124369Part-TimeFull-TimeAllMedian gap (%)
All: 20.9Median gap (%)
Full-Time: 21.2Median gap (%)
Part-Time: 3.4Mean gap (%)
All: 16Mean gap (%)
Full-Time: 12.1Mean gap (%)
Part-Time: 4.6Go to the start of bar chart
People in low income households by ethnic group
What's on this chart?
This chart shows the poverty rates by ethnic group in Northumberland.
The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.
These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on
statXplore.
This method helps smooth erratic series and so give more robust estimates as the FRS sample size
and coverage issues mean that single year results broken down below the level of UK region are
unlikely to be reliable.
This chart shows the poverty rates by marital/cohabiting status in Northumberland.
The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.
These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on
statXplore.