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Highfield & Willesborough

Middle area

East Ashford. 10,640 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Highfield & Willesborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£335,750
2,852nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,563
1,556th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Highfield & Willesborough

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highfield & Willesborough at a rate of 85.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 76.4 per 1,000 people across Ashford.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences380
Other crime177
Anti-social behaviour125
Criminal damage and arson79
Shoplifting45
Vehicle crime36
Burglary30
Drug offences27
Theft from the person6
Robbery4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Highfield & Willesborough compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Highfield & WillesboroughMiddle
Median sale price15 middle areas, Ashford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Ashford15 areas from £265,000 to £560,000. The middle area is £375,000. Highfield & Willesborough is £335,750.
£335,7507th cheapest
Population15 middle areas, Ashford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Ashford15 areas from 5,961 to 12,105. The middle area is 8,844. Highfield & Willesborough is 9,563.
9,5635th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares15 middle areas, Ashford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Ashford15 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 61.0%. Highfield & Willesborough is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, Ashford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Ashford15 areas from 16.6% to 96.7%. The middle area is 89.1%. Highfield & Willesborough is 95.0%.
95.0%4th highest

Is Highfield & Willesborough safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highfield & Willesborough at a rate of 85.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 76.4 per 1,000 people across Ashford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Highfield & Willesborough.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (380), other crime (177) and anti-social behaviour (125).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Ashford

These figures are published for the whole of Ashford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ashford and not Highfield & Willesborough alone. See Ashford

Average house price
£340,991
Down 0.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,440
139th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.1×
Joint 84th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
19.7
Joint 138th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Highfield & Willesborough in brief

The median price paid for a home in Highfield & Willesborough was £335,750 in 2025.

Highfield & Willesborough had 9,563 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Highfield & Willesborough live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Highfield & Willesborough, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.