Is Leigh on Sea, Essex a nice place to live?

Is Leigh on Sea a nice place to live or is Leigh on Sea 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 Leigh on Sea meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Leigh on Sea?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Leigh on Sea. 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 Leigh on Sea. 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	Hockley	28993
2	Sweyne Park and Grange	28181
3	Lodge	28105
4	Trinity	27300
5	Hawkwell West	26700
6	Eastwood Park	25325
7	Cedar Hall	25217
8	Victoria	21557
9	Wheatley	18335
10	St Laurence	15881

Is Leigh on Sea a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Leigh on Sea, 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 Leigh on Sea 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	%
Rochford (Leigh on Sea)	4.24
Maldon	4.77
Castle Point	5.47
Southend-on-Sea	5.57

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Leigh on Sea. 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 Leigh on Sea. 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	Hawkwell West (Best)	30061
2	Hockley	29502
3	Lodge	28795
4	Wheatley	28695
5	Trinity	28591
6	Sweyne Park and Grange	27778
7	Victoria	21914
8	Cedar Hall	21862
9	Eastwood Park	21109
10	St Laurence (Worst)	16615

Is Leigh on Sea rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Leigh on Sea. 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	Hockley	29503
2	Trinity	28200
3	Hawkwell West	28004
4	Lodge	26970
5	Wheatley	25949
6	Sweyne Park and Grange	25595
7	Eastwood Park	24109
8	Cedar Hall	22596
9	Victoria	20562
10	St Laurence	14498

How affordable are the rents in Leigh on Sea?

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, Leigh on Sea rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Essex.

Beds	Rochford	Essex
1	£685	£750
2	£925	£900
3	£1200	£1150
4	£1500	£1500

How much can I earn in Leigh on Sea per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Rochford (Leigh on Sea)	£827.60
2	Southend-on-Sea UA	£730.60
3	Castle Point	£681.00
4	Maldon	£664.20

So, is Leigh on Sea a nice place to live?

Leigh on Sea has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Leigh on Sea are more expensive than other parts of Essex.

* Probably.