Is Windmill Heights in Basildon a nice place to live?

Windmill Heights is classified by the ONS as Outer City Hardship. Windmill Heights has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Windmill Heights is located in the Burstead ward of the Basildon district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.616048, 0.422584
Grid Ref TQ678935
Suburb Great Burstead and South Green
Constituency Basildon and Billericay
Postcodes CM12 9QY

House Prices

The average house price in Windmill Heights is 10.33% higher than the rest of Basildon. The last sale we have on record is 32 Windmill Heights, that sold for £480,000. The average house price in Basildon is £322,978 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Windmill Heights

Date No. Type Price
14/04/2022 32 Detached £480,000
15/09/2021 14 Semi £320,000
15/09/2021 4 Terrace £306,000
15/09/2021 22 Semi £395,000
07/05/2020 16 Semi £300,000

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

Crime in Windmill Heights, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in Windmill Heights during September 2024.

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 Windmill Heights and compared that to the average for the Burstead ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Windmill Heights, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Burstead ward

Social economic statistics for Windmill Heights

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 Windmill Heights is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Windmill Heights 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 Windmill Heights experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Windmill Heights are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Windmill Heights involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Windmill Heights 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 Windmill Heights are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Windmill Heights, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Windmill Heights are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Windmill Heights

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

Unemployment in Windmill Heights

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.
1.21% of Windmill Heights residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Windmill Heights

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Windmill Heights. The proportion of retirees on Windmill Heights is 3.68% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
14.92% of Windmill Heights residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Windmill Heights

The proportion of home owners on Windmill Heights is 1.7% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.16% of properties in Windmill Heights are private rented and 30.14% are social rented.
63.7% of residents of Windmill Heights own their home

Country of Birth of Windmill Heights residents

The proportion if Windmill Heights residents born in the UK is 11.02% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.33% of Windmill Heights residents were born outside the UK.
93.67% of Windmill Heights residents were born in the UK

Windmill Heights Summary

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

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