Is Harkness Drive in Waterlooville a nice place to live?

Harkness Drive is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Harkness Drive is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Harkness Drive is located in the Waterloo ward of the Havant district in Hampshire.
Coordinates 50.883467, -1.011386
Grid Ref SU696097
Constituency Meon Valley

House Prices

The average house price in Harkness Drive is 8.16% higher than the rest of Waterlooville. The last sale we have on record is 4 Harkness Drive, that sold for £330,000. The average house price in Waterlooville is £284,150 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Harkness Drive

Date No. Type Price
31/07/2023 4 Detached £330,000
29/07/2022 15 Terrace £275,000
07/06/2022 30 Detached £420,000
30/09/2021 1 Semi £172,000
30/03/2021 39 Detached £350,000
17/03/2021 2 Semi £375,000
08/01/2021 29 Semi £250,000
08/01/2021 24 Detached £339,995
23/10/2020 9 Detached £356,000

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Crime in Harkness Drive, Hampshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hampshire Police in Harkness 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 Harkness Drive and compared that to the average for the Waterloo ward.

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

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Harkness Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Harkness Drive are in the top 10% 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 Harkness Drive are in the top 20% 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 Harkness Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Harkness Drive are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Harkness Drive

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

Unemployment in Harkness 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.
2.3% of Harkness Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Harkness Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Harkness Drive. The proportion of retirees on Harkness Drive is 9.05% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
27.65% of Harkness Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Harkness Drive

The proportion of home owners on Harkness Drive is 14.58% higher than the national average of 62%. 21.62% of properties in Harkness Drive are private rented and 1.8% are social rented.
76.58% of residents of Harkness Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Harkness Drive residents

The proportion if Harkness Drive residents born in the UK is 11.36% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.99% of Harkness Drive residents were born outside the UK.
94.01% of Harkness Drive residents were born in the UK

Harkness Drive Summary

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

Harkness Drive has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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