Is Highfield Street in Tameside a nice place to live?

Highfield Street is classified by the ONS as Renting Hard-Pressed Workers. Highfield Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Highfield Street is located in the Audenshaw ward of the Tameside district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.466401, -2.114035
Grid Ref SJ925966
Suburb Guide Bridge
Constituency Denton and Reddish

House Prices

The average house price in Highfield Street is 100% higher than the rest of Tameside. The last sale we have on record is 12 Highfield Street, that sold for £144,500. The average house price in Tameside is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Highfield Street

Date No. Type Price
16/12/2022 12 Terrace £144,500
08/04/2022 14 Terrace £135,000
17/09/2021 11 Terrace £125,000
06/08/2021 14 Terrace £155,000
22/01/2021 8 Terrace £105,000
24/07/2020 13 Terrace £87,500

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 Street, Greater Manchester

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Greater-manchester Police in Highfield Street 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 Street and compared that to the average for the Audenshaw ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Highfield Street

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 Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Highfield Street 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 Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Highfield Street are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Highfield Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Highfield Street are in the top 10% of the most 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 Street are in the top 10% of the most 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 Highfield Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Highfield Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Highfield Street

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

Unemployment in Highfield Street

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.
2.97% of Highfield Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Highfield Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Highfield Street. The proportion of retirees on Highfield Street is 16.55% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
35.15% of Highfield Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Highfield Street

The proportion of home owners on Highfield Street is 21.12% lower than the national average of 62%. 12.41% of properties in Highfield Street are private rented and 41.61% are social rented.
40.88% of residents of Highfield Street own their home

Country of Birth of Highfield Street residents

The proportion if Highfield Street residents born in the UK is 7.74% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.61% of Highfield Street residents were born outside the UK.
90.39% of Highfield Street residents were born in the UK

Highfield Street Summary

With house prices in Highfield Street less than the average for Greater Manchester and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Highfield Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Highfield Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Highfield Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Highfield Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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