Is Heather Gardens in Epping Forest a nice place to live?

Heather Gardens is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Heather Gardens has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Heather Gardens is located in the Waltham Abbey South West ward of the Epping Forest district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.676667, -0.001944
Grid Ref TQ382994
Suburb Waltham Abbey
Constituency Epping Forest
Postcodes EN9 3YF

House Prices

The average house price in Heather Gardens is 100% higher than the rest of Epping Forest. The last sale we have on record is 3 Heather Gardens, that sold for £865,000. The average house price in Epping Forest is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Heather Gardens

Date No. Type Price
31/05/2022 3 Detached £865,000

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

Crime in Heather Gardens, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in Heather Gardens 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 Heather Gardens and compared that to the average for the Waltham Abbey South West ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Heather Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Waltham Abbey South West ward

Social economic statistics for Heather Gardens

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Heather Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Heather Gardens 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 Heather Gardens are in the top 30% least 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 Heather Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Heather Gardens are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Heather Gardens

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

Unemployment in Heather Gardens

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.
4.62% of Heather Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Heather Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Heather Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Heather Gardens is 7.06% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.54% of Heather Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Heather Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Heather Gardens is 5.46% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.08% of properties in Heather Gardens are private rented and 17.46% are social rented.
67.46% of residents of Heather Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Heather Gardens residents

The proportion if Heather Gardens residents born in the UK is 5.74% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.61% of Heather Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
88.39% of Heather Gardens residents were born in the UK

Heather Gardens Summary

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

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