High Carr
Suburb · 815 residents
56Good
Good · better than 3 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Affordability scores 78, well above the typical 60
- 90% of residents live within five minutes of a park
Check before you view
- Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
- Road noise reaches 64% of the area
- Food & drink scores 17, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around High Carr
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is High Carr a good place to live?
High Carr scores 56/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for affordability (78) and environment (72).
It scores lowest on food & drink (17).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for High Carr in West Midlands, each measured against the national average.
Summary of High Carr
Semi-detached houses on quiet roads, hedges rather than walls, cars parked on the drive rather than the kerb — High Carr reads as settled rather than smart, the kind of place where people bought a house decades ago and stayed. The median age here sits close to fifty, a good eight years above the national figure, and that shows in the streets: this isn't a suburb geared around young families or nightlife, it's one where things are quiet because most people who live here aren't looking for excitement.
Housing is where High Carr makes its case. Nearly two in three sales are semi-detached freeholds, and at a median of around £200,000 you're paying well under the national average and only a little above the wider Newcastle-under-Lyme district. That gap between local semi-detached prices and the national semi-detached average is striking — you're getting the same type of house for noticeably less than most of the country pays, which is the kind of thing that shows up as an A grade for affordability. Council tax bands run cheaper than the regional norm too. Schools are thinner on the ground: St Chad's CofE Primary is the named option in the area, a few hundred pupils, no Ofsted rating on record here, and the overall schools grade lands at a C+ — worth checking current inspection results yourself before you bank on it. Public transport is light, with just a couple of stops serving the area, so this is a place that assumes you drive.