Is Highfield Gardens in Blackpool a nice place to live?

Highfield Gardens is classified by the ONS as White Professionals. Highfield Gardens is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Highfield Gardens is located in the Stanley ward of the Blackpool district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.788853, -3.024068
Grid Ref SD326329
Suburb Common Edge
Constituency Blackpool South
Postcodes FY4 5QL

House Prices

The average house price in Highfield Gardens is 14.88% higher than the rest of Blackpool. The last sale we have on record is 8 Highfield Gardens, that sold for £185,000. The average house price in Blackpool is £153,750 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Highfield Gardens

Date No. Type Price
11/11/2022 8 Semi £185,000
28/10/2022 19 Semi £170,000
08/04/2022 3 Semi £190,155
17/12/2021 15 Semi £184,000
26/08/2021 24 Semi £174,000
30/06/2021 23 Terrace £150,000
11/05/2021 12 Semi £150,000

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, Lancashire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Highfield Gardens in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Lancashire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Highfield Gardens
# Category Outcome
1 Shoplifting Under investigation
2 Shoplifting Under investigation
3 Shoplifting Unable to prosecute suspect
4 Other Crime Under investigation

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 Stanley ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Highfield Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Stanley 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 experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

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% 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 Gardens are in the top 20% 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 Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Highfield Gardens are in the top 40% of the most 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.
3.68% 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 7.5% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
26.1% of Highfield Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Highfield Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Highfield Gardens is 15.46% higher than the national average of 62%. 21.13% of properties in Highfield Gardens are private rented and 1.41% are social rented.
77.46% 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 12.41% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.94% of Highfield Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
95.06% 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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