Is Hailsham, East Sussex a nice place to live?

Is Hailsham a nice place to live or is Hailsham a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Hailsham meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Hailsham?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Hailsham. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 9 wards nearest to the centre of Hailsham. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Horam & Punnetts Town	28098
2	Stone Cross	24791
3	Hailsham North	24507
4	Hailsham South	23751
5	Hellingly	23596
6	Hailsham Central	23552
7	Polegate North	22960
8	Hailsham East	19573
9	Hailsham West	19373

Is Hailsham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Hailsham, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Hailsham residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Wealden (Hailsham)	4.42
Rother	5.99
Eastbourne	6.28
Hastings	7.27

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Hailsham. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 9 wards nearest to the centre of Hailsham. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Stone Cross (Best)	29578
2	Horam & Punnetts Town	28224
3	Hellingly	28034
4	Hailsham North	25423
5	Polegate North	22400
6	Hailsham Central	21694
7	Hailsham West	20236
8	Hailsham East	17060
9	Hailsham South	16921

Is Hailsham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Hailsham. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 7 out of 9 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Stone Cross	29016
2	Hailsham North	22083
3	Hailsham Central	21380
4	Horam & Punnetts Town	20055
5	Hellingly	18391
6	Hailsham West	17805
7	Polegate North	17675
8	Hailsham South	15369
9	Hailsham East	12178

How affordable are the rents in Hailsham?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Hailsham rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for East Sussex.

Beds	Wealden	East Sussex
1	£725	£650
2	£900	£825
3	£1195	£1095
4	£1800	£1460

How much can I earn in Hailsham per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Hailsham, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Hailsham's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Eastbourne	£726.70
2	Wealden (Hailsham)	£679.90
3	Hastings	£655.80
4	Rother	£623.90

So, is Hailsham a nice place to live?

Hailsham has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Hailsham are more expensive than other parts of East Sussex.

* Probably.