Is Langdon Hills, Essex a nice place to live?

Is Langdon Hills a nice place to live or is Langdon Hills 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 Langdon Hills meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Langdon Hills?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Langdon Hills. 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 10 wards nearest to the centre of Langdon Hills. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	The Homesteads	22971
2	Langdon Hills	18196
3	Stanford East and Corringham Town	17444
4	Herongate, Ingrave and West Horndon	15358
5	Orsett	13475
6	Laindon Park	13051
7	Stanford-le-Hope West	10721
8	Nethermayne	8638
9	Lee Chapel North	2036
10	St Martin's	1662

Is Langdon Hills a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Langdon Hills, 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 Langdon Hills 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	%
Brentwood	3.77
Thurrock	4.34
Havering	4.44
Basildon (Langdon Hills)	5.03

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Langdon Hills. 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 10 wards nearest to the centre of Langdon Hills. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Herongate, Ingrave and West Horndon (Best)	31376
2	The Homesteads	27368
3	Orsett	25971
4	Langdon Hills	22850
5	Stanford-le-Hope West	20627
6	Nethermayne	18590
7	Stanford East and Corringham Town	16396
8	St Martin's	12359
9	Laindon Park	11893
10	Lee Chapel North (Worst)	10074

Is Langdon Hills rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Langdon Hills. 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, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Herongate, Ingrave and West Horndon	28039
2	The Homesteads	25657
3	Langdon Hills	24307
4	Orsett	22851
5	Stanford-le-Hope West	17422
6	Nethermayne	15601
7	Stanford East and Corringham Town	14491
8	Laindon Park	9941
9	Lee Chapel North	6325
10	St Martin's	6301

How affordable are the rents in Langdon Hills?

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, Langdon Hills rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Essex.

Beds	Basildon	Essex
1	£775	£750
2	£975	£900
3	£1200	£1150
4	£1550	£1500

How much can I earn in Langdon Hills per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Langdon Hills, 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 Langdon Hills's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Brentwood	£941.40
2	Havering	£781.90
3	Thurrock UA	£711.90
4	Basildon (Langdon Hills)	£693.90

So, is Langdon Hills a nice place to live?

* Probably.