Is Higham Road in Burnley a nice place to live?

Higham Road is classified by the ONS as Comfortable Suburbia. Higham Road has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Higham Road is located in the Gawthorpe ward of the Burnley district in Lancashire.
Coordinates 53.811638, -2.314723
Grid Ref SD793350
Suburb Padiham
Constituency Burnley
Postcodes BB12 9AP

House Prices

The average house price in Higham Road is 83.8% higher than the rest of Burnley. The last sale we have on record is 14 Higham Road, that sold for £675,000. The average house price in Burnley is £109,497 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Higham Road

Date No. Type Price
14/12/2020 14 Detached £675,000
30/10/2020 8 Detached £545,000
01/10/2020 6A Detached £635,000
07/05/2020 10 Detached £848,000

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

Crime in Higham Road, Lancashire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Lancashire Police in Higham Road 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 Higham Road and compared that to the average for the Gawthorpe ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Higham Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Gawthorpe ward

Social economic statistics for Higham Road

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 Higham Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Higham Road 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 Higham Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Higham Road are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Higham Road

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

Unemployment in Higham Road

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.
2.34% of Higham Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Higham Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Higham Road. The proportion of retirees on Higham Road is 2.16% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.76% of Higham Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Higham Road

The proportion of home owners on Higham Road is 29.28% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.71% of properties in Higham Road are private rented and 1.34% are social rented.
91.28% of residents of Higham Road own their home

Country of Birth of Higham Road residents

The proportion if Higham Road residents born in the UK is 15.08% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.27% of Higham Road residents were born outside the UK.
97.73% of Higham Road residents were born in the UK

Higham Road Summary

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

Higham Road 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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