Is High Street in Charnwood a nice place to live?

High Street is classified by the ONS as Self-Sufficient Retirement. High Street has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

High Street is located in the Barrow and Sileby West ward of the Charnwood district in Leicestershire.
Coordinates 52.751289, -1.149131
Grid Ref SK575174
Suburb Barrow upon Soar
Constituency Loughborough

House Prices

The average house price in High Street is 100% higher than the rest of Charnwood. The last sale we have on record is 9 THE MALTINGS High Street, that sold for £130,000. The average house price in Charnwood is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in High Street

Date No. Type Price
24/06/2022 9 THE MALTINGS Flat £130,000
31/05/2022 16A Flat £262,500
28/02/2022 75 Semi £220,000
18/02/2022 4 Semi £180,000
07/02/2022 63 £150,000
17/11/2021 72 Semi £256,000
12/11/2021 16 Terrace £239,000
16/08/2021 33 Detached £575,000
30/06/2021 35A £280,000
16/06/2021 QUORN COURT, 26 Flat £220,000

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

Crime in High Street, Leicestershire

There were 4 street crime incidents in High Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Leicestershire Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in High Street
# Category Outcome
1 Public Order Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
3 Shoplifting Investigation complete; no suspect identified
4 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect

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 High Street and compared that to the average for the Barrow and Sileby West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in High Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Barrow and Sileby West ward

Social economic statistics for High 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 High Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean High 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 High Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around High Street are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for High Street

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

Unemployment in High 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.
2.09% of High Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in High Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of High Street. The proportion of retirees on High Street is 4.41% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.01% of High Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in High Street

The proportion of home owners on High Street is 6.79% higher than the national average of 62%. 27.66% of properties in High Street are private rented and 3.55% are social rented.
68.79% of residents of High Street own their home

Country of Birth of High Street residents

The proportion if High Street residents born in the UK is 14.88% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.47% of High Street residents were born outside the UK.
97.53% of High Street residents were born in the UK

High Street Summary

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

High Street 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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