1,079
Households
White Brit. · 96%
Ethnicity
Christian · 67%
Religion
Among the least deprived
Avg IMD
4 · 1.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£265,750
Median property price
101
Postcodes
Overview of Fence & Higham
Coordinates53.8304, -2.2743
Postcodes
101
Population (Census)
2,426
Households (Census)
1,079
Recorded crime · May '26
4 · 1.6 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Fence & Higham
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.53 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.53 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Fence & Higham
Property sales · Fence & Higham
HM Land Registry · Fence & Higham
Average price
£320,721
YoY: +2.5%
Median price: £272,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £297,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£760k£450k£140k
Feb '24Sep '24May '25Nov '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Fence & Higham
Crime trends · Fence & Higham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
ASB
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics in Fence & Higham
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.2%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian66.6%
No religion26.4%
Not answered5.1%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6422.9%
35–4917.1%
65–7415.6%
75–8410.2%
25–348.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.7%
Households
All members 66+17.0%
Any member 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.9%
Other11.1%
+ 7 other households · 26.8%
Schools in Fence & Higham
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Higham St John's Church of England Primary School
Lancashire · BB12 9EU
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Wheatley Lane Methodist Primary School
Lancashire · BB12 9ED
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Wheatley Lane Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School
Lancashire · BB12 9ED
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Fence & Higham
Postcodes in Fence & Higham
BB12 9AFBB12 9AHBB12 9AJBB12 9ARBB12 9ASBB12 9AUBB12 9AYBB12 9AZBB12 9BABB12 9BBBB12 9BDBB12 9BEBB12 9BGBB12 9BHBB12 9BJBB12 9BLBB12 9BNBB12 9BPBB12 9BQBB12 9BSBB12 9BTBB12 9BUBB12 9BWBB12 9BXBB12 9BYBB12 9BZBB12 9DABB12 9DBBB12 9DEBB12 9DXBB12 9DYBB12 9DZBB12 9EABB12 9EBBB12 9EDBB12 9EEBB12 9EFBB12 9EGBB12 9EHBB12 9EJBB12 9ELBB12 9ENBB12 9EPBB12 9EQBB12 9ERBB12 9ESBB12 9ETBB12 9EUBB12 9EWBB12 9EXBB12 9EYBB12 9EZBB12 9FABB12 9HABB12 9HBBB12 9HDBB12 9HEBB12 9HFBB12 9HGBB12 9HHBB12 9HJBB12 9HLBB12 9HNBB12 9HQBB12 9HRBB12 9HWBB12 9JFBB12 9LUBB12 9LXBB12 9LYBB12 9NTBB12 9NUBB12 9NXBB12 9PABB12 9PBBB12 9PDBB12 9PEBB12 9PFBB12 9PGBB12 9PHBB12 9PJBB12 9PLBB12 9PNBB12 9PPBB12 9PQBB12 9PWBB12 9PZBB12 9QABB12 9QBBB12 9QDBB12 9QEBB12 9QFBB12 9QGBB12 9QHBB12 9QJBB12 9QLBB12 9QQBB12 9QRBB9 6RXBB9 6RYBB9 6SH