Is Highfields Drive in Charnwood a nice place to live?

Highfields Drive is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. Highfields Drive is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Highfields Drive is located in the Loughborough Nanpantan ward of the Charnwood district in Leicestershire.
Coordinates 52.761401, -1.230543
Grid Ref SK520184
Constituency Loughborough
Postcodes LE11 3JS, LE11 3JT

House Prices

The average house price in Highfields Drive is 100% higher than the rest of Charnwood. The last sale we have on record is 2 Highfields Drive, that sold for £550,000. The average house price in Charnwood is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Highfields Drive

Date No. Type Price
07/10/2022 2 Detached £550,000
19/08/2022 16 Detached £400,000
09/04/2021 40 Semi £298,950
20/03/2020 27 Semi £250,000

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

Crime in Highfields Drive, Leicestershire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Leicestershire Police in Highfields 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 Highfields Drive and compared that to the average for the Loughborough Nanpantan ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Highfields Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Loughborough Nanpantan ward

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

2021 Census for Highfields Drive

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

Unemployment in Highfields 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.
2.45% of Highfields Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Highfields Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Highfields Drive. The proportion of retirees on Highfields Drive is 4.95% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.55% of Highfields Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Highfields Drive

The proportion of home owners on Highfields Drive is 22.08% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.92% of properties in Highfields Drive are private rented and 0% are social rented.
84.08% of residents of Highfields Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Highfields Drive residents

The proportion if Highfields Drive residents born in the UK is 1.53% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 15.82% of Highfields Drive residents were born outside the UK.
84.18% of Highfields Drive residents were born in the UK

Highfields Drive Summary

With house prices in Highfields Drive more than the average for Leicestershire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Highfields Drive is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Highfields Drive has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Highfields Drive maybe difficult.

Highfields 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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