Is Highfield Drive in Tameside a nice place to live?

Highfield Drive is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Highfield Drive 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 Drive is located in the Mossley ward of the Tameside district in Greater Manchester.
Coordinates 53.512873, -2.042185
Grid Ref SD972017
Suburb Mossley
Constituency Stalybridge and Hyde
Postcodes OL5 0AE, OL5 0DW

House Prices

The average house price in Highfield Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Tameside. The last sale we have on record is 34 Highfield Drive, that sold for £145,000. The average house price in Tameside is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Highfield Drive

Date No. Type Price
04/02/2021 34 Terrace £145,000
14/10/2020 33 Semi £122,000

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 Drive, Greater Manchester

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Highfield Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Mossley ward

Social economic statistics for Highfield Drive

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 Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Highfield Drive 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 Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Highfield Drive 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 Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Highfield Drive 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 Drive are in the top 30% 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 Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Highfield Drive are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Highfield Drive

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

Unemployment in Highfield Drive

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.
3.23% of Highfield Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Highfield Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Highfield Drive. The proportion of retirees on Highfield Drive is 2.6% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.2% of Highfield Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Highfield Drive

The proportion of home owners on Highfield Drive is 21.05% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.1% of properties in Highfield Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
83.05% of residents of Highfield Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Highfield Drive residents

The proportion if Highfield Drive residents born in the UK is 14.08% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.27% of Highfield Drive residents were born outside the UK.
96.73% of Highfield Drive residents were born in the UK

Highfield Drive Summary

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

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