If you are thinking of moving to Highams Park or just want to know a what the area is like, the statistics on this page should give you a good introduction. They cover a range of socio-economic factors so you can compare Highams Park to figures for Waltham Forest and nationally. These statistics can tell you if Highams Park is an economically deprived area and how hard it might be to get a job.
Highams Park Education Statistics
These statistics are for the highest level education obtained by the residents of Highams Park and are from the UK Census of 2011. Highams Park has a lower level of residents with either no qualifications or qualifications equal to 1 or more GCSE at grade D or below, than the national average. Highams Park also has a high level of residents with a higher education qualification (level 4) than the national average, suggesting that the residents of Highams Park are better educated than the average England citizen.
| Qualification | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| No Qualifications | 20.8% | 22.5% |
| Level 1 | 12.3% | 13.3% |
| Level 2 | 12.7% | 15.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7% | 3.6% |
| Level 3 | 10% | 12.4% |
| Level 4 | 30% | 27.4% |
| Other | 12.5% | 5.7% |
Highams Park Age Distribution Statistics
The population of Highams Park as a whole, is younger than the national average. The population of Highams Park is also older than the average, making Highams Park a older persons location.
| Age | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| Age 0 to 4 | 8.1% | 6.3% |
| Age 5 to 9 | 6.4% | 5.6% |
| Age 10 to14 | 5.7% | 5.8% |
| Age 15 to 17 | 3.6% | 3.7% |
| Age 18 to 24 | 10.3% | 9.4% |
| Age 25 to 29 | 10.3% | 6.9% |
| Age 30 to 44 | 25.4% | 20.6% |
| Age 45 to 59 | 16.6% | 19.4% |
| Age 60 to 64 | 3.8% | 6% |
| Age 65 to 74 | 5.2% | 8.6% |
| Age 75 to 84 | 3.3% | 5.5% |
| Age 85 and over | 1.4% | 2.3% |
| Mean Age | 34.4 | 39.3 |
| Median Age | 32 | 39 |
Highams Park Immigration Statistics
These figures for Country of Birth for the residents of Highams Park are from the UK Census of 2011. Since Highams Park has a lower level of residents born in the UK than the national average and a higher rate of residents either born in other EU countries or outside the EU, it does have a significant immigrant population.
| Country | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 61.4% | 86.2% |
| Rebublic of Ireland | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Other EU Countries | 11.7% | 3.7% |
| Outside the EU | 25.8% | 9.4% |
Highams Park Benefits & Unemployment Statistics
These figures on the claiming of benefits in Highams Park come from the Department for Work & Pensions and are dated . They are the last published indiciator of unemployment rates as a percentage of the population. After the introduction of Universal Credit, the government no longer publishes unemployment firgures as a percentage and has no further plans to do so. That being said, these census statistics can often be a good indicator of the prosperity of the town and how hard it could be to get employment in the area. The rate of unemployment in Highams Park is both higher than the average for and higher than the national average, suggesting that finding a job in this area maybe hard.
| Benefit | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| Jobseekers Allowance (only) | 4.8% | 3.3% |
| Incapacity Benefits (IB or ESA) | 2.5% | 2.4% |
| Any Benefit (includes in work benefits) | 14.6% | 13.5% |
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Highams Park General Health Statistics
The respondents of the 2011 Census were asked to rate their health. These are the results for Highams Park. The percentage of residents in Highams Park rating their health as 'very good' is less than the national average. Also the percentage of residents in Highams Park rating their health as 'very bad' is more than the national average, suggesting that the health of the residents of Highams Park is generally worse than in the average person in England.
| Health | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| Very Good | 47.11% | 47.17% |
| Good | 35.61% | 34.22% |
| Fair | 12.06% | 13.12% |
| Bad | 3.89% | 4.25% |
| Very Bad | 1.34% | 1.25% |
Highams Park Social Grade & Occcupation Statistics
Social grade is a classification based on occupation and it enables a household and all its members to be classified according to the job of the main income earner.
| Grade | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 20.77% | 22.96% |
| C1 | 33.15% | 30.92% |
| C2 | 19.03% | 20.64% |
| DE | 27.05% | 25.49% |
Highams Park Property Ownership & Rental Statistics
Highams Park has a lower rate of home ownership (via a mortgage or owned outright) than the national average, which suggests that Highams Park is an economically deprived area.Since all home ownership is lower than the national average and all rented accommodation levels are higher than the national average, this also suggests an area of economic deprivation
| Tenure | Waltham Forest | England |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 20% | 30.6% |
| Mortgage | 29.9% | 32.8% |
| Shared | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Social Rented (Council) | 10.7% | 9.4% |
| Social Rented (Housing Assoc) | 11.3% | 8.3% |
| Private Rented | 24.7% | 15.4% |
| Other | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| Rent Free | 1% | 1.3% |
Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
