Is Fairford, Gloucestershire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Fairford. 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 Fairford. 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	The Ampneys & Hampton	31759
2	Watchfield & Shrivenham	30631
3	Fairford North	30541
4	Siddington & Cerney Rural	29652
5	Alvescot and Filkins	28669
6	Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South	28420
7	Blunsdon and Highworth	21902
8	Cricklade and Latton	18476
9	St Andrews	17780

Is Fairford a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Fairford, 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 Fairford 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	%
Vale of White Horse	3.24
Cotswold (Fairford)	3.8
Stroud	4.15
Swindon	4.45

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Fairford. 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 Fairford. 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	Alvescot and Filkins (Best)	30941
2	Watchfield & Shrivenham	30452
3	The Ampneys & Hampton	30258
4	Siddington & Cerney Rural	28430
5	Fairford North	27324
6	Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South	26298
7	Cricklade and Latton	23965
8	St Andrews	22356
9	Blunsdon and Highworth	21597

Is Fairford rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Fairford. 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	Fairford North	28631
2	Watchfield & Shrivenham	27936
3	St Andrews	26987
4	Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South	26765
5	Siddington & Cerney Rural	25232
6	Cricklade and Latton	24259
7	Blunsdon and Highworth	23341
8	The Ampneys & Hampton	22180
9	Alvescot and Filkins	18421

How affordable are the rents in Fairford?

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, Fairford rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Gloucestershire.

Beds	Cotswold	Gloucestershire
1	£650	£585
2	£815	£725
3	£1050	£895
4	£1745	£1300

How much can I earn in Fairford per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Vale of White Horse	£730.80
2	Swindon UA	£697.50
3	Cotswold (Fairford)	£692.50
4	Stroud	£672.60

So, is Fairford a nice place to live?

Fairford has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Fairford are more expensive than other parts of Gloucestershire.

* Probably.