Is Highfield Road in Wellingborough a nice place to live?

Highfield Road is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Highfield Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Highfield Road is located in the Harrowden & Sywell ward of the Wellingborough district in Northamptonshire.
Coordinates 52.299088, -0.764707
Grid Ref SP843674
Suburb Mears Ashby
Constituency Daventry
Postcodes NN6 0EA, NN8 1PL, NN8 1QY

House Prices

The average house price in Highfield Road is 100% higher than the rest of Wellingborough. The last sale we have on record is 49 Highfield Road, that sold for £230,000. The average house price in Wellingborough is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Highfield Road

Date No. Type Price
13/12/2022 49 Semi £230,000
17/02/2022 116 Semi £220,000
26/11/2021 1 Detached £300,000
30/09/2021 3 Semi £274,995
07/05/2021 104 Detached £131,500
12/02/2021 118 Semi £187,000

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 Road, Northamptonshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Northamptonshire Police in Highfield 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 Highfield Road and compared that to the average for the Harrowden & Sywell ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Highfield Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Harrowden & Sywell ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Highfield Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Highfield Road 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 Highfield Road are in the top 40% 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 Highfield Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Highfield Road are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Highfield Road

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

Unemployment in Highfield 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.
1.83% of Highfield Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Highfield Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Highfield Road. The proportion of retirees on Highfield Road is 1.95% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
20.55% of Highfield Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Highfield Road

The proportion of home owners on Highfield Road is 11.04% higher than the national average of 62%. 16.52% of properties in Highfield Road are private rented and 10.43% are social rented.
73.04% of residents of Highfield Road own their home

Country of Birth of Highfield Road residents

The proportion if Highfield Road residents born in the UK is 7.35% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10% of Highfield Road residents were born outside the UK.
90% of Highfield Road residents were born in the UK

Highfield Road Summary

With house prices in Highfield Road more than the average for Northamptonshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Highfield Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Highfield Road maybe difficult.

Highfield Road 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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