Highfield Gardens, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

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

Geography

Highfield Gardens is located in the Prittlewell ward of the Southend-on-Sea district in Essex.
Coordinates 51.551509, 0.694049
Grid Ref TQ868870
Suburb Prittlewell
Constituency Southend West
Postcodes SS0 0SX, SS0 0SY

House Prices

The average house price in Highfield Gardens is 9.93% lower than the rest of Southend-on-Sea. The last sale we have on record is 6 Highfield Gardens, that sold for £320,000. The average house price in Southend-on-Sea is £413,333 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Highfield Gardens

Date No. Type Price
16/12/2022 6 Semi £320,000
21/09/2022 33 Terrace £435,000
31/01/2022 10 Semi £330,000
10/11/2021 27 Semi £500,000
17/09/2021 7 Semi £295,000

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

Crime in Highfield Gardens, Essex

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Essex Police in Highfield 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 Highfield Gardens and compared that to the average for the Prittlewell ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Highfield Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Prittlewell ward

Social economic statistics for Highfield 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 Highfield Gardens is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Highfield 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 Highfield Gardens experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Highfield Gardens are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Highfield Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Highfield Gardens are in the top 40% least employment deprived in the country

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 Highfield Gardens 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 Highfield Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Highfield Gardens are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Highfield Gardens

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

Unemployment in Highfield 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.
2.73% of Highfield Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Highfield Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Highfield Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Highfield Gardens is 4.45% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.05% of Highfield Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Highfield Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Highfield Gardens is 19.54% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.92% of properties in Highfield Gardens are private rented and 1.54% are social rented.
81.54% of residents of Highfield Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Highfield Gardens residents

The proportion if Highfield Gardens residents born in the UK is 4.69% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.66% of Highfield Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
87.34% of Highfield Gardens residents were born in the UK

Highfield Gardens Summary

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

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