Is Blackwater and Hawley, Hampshire a nice place to live?

Is Blackwater and Hawley a nice place to live or is Blackwater and Hawley 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 Blackwater and Hawley meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Blackwater and Hawley?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Blackwater and Hawley. 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 Blackwater and Hawley. 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	Little Sandhurst and Wellington	31059
2	College Town	29332
3	Yateley West	23199
4	Blackwater and Hawley	21503
5	St Michaels	19201
6	St John's	19052
7	Yateley East	17632
8	Hartley Wintney	17266
9	Fernhill	16172
10	Cove and Southwood	15669

Is Blackwater and Hawley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Blackwater and Hawley, 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 Blackwater and Hawley 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	%
Hart (Blackwater and Hawley)	2.82
Bracknell Forest	3.21
Surrey Heath	3.23
Rushmoor	3.75

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Blackwater and Hawley. 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 Blackwater and Hawley. 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	Hartley Wintney (Best)	31495
2	Yateley West	30987
3	College Town	30287
4	Little Sandhurst and Wellington	29833
5	Blackwater and Hawley	29750
6	Yateley East	28943
7	St John's	24247
8	Cove and Southwood	20773
9	Fernhill	17576
10	St Michaels (Worst)	17563

Is Blackwater and Hawley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Blackwater and Hawley. 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	Little Sandhurst and Wellington	31323
2	Yateley West	31016
3	College Town	28571
4	Blackwater and Hawley	28515
5	Yateley East	27334
6	Hartley Wintney	25538
7	St John's	24438
8	Cove and Southwood	22471
9	St Michaels	19640
10	Fernhill	18847

How affordable are the rents in Blackwater and Hawley?

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, Blackwater and Hawley rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Hampshire.

Beds	Hart	Hampshire
1	£800	£700
2	£975	£850
3	£1275	£1100
4	£1728	£1550

How much can I earn in Blackwater and Hawley per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Hart (Blackwater and Hawley)	£857.80
2	Surrey Heath	£818.30
3	Bracknell Forest UA	£743.80
4	Rushmoor	£704.40

So, is Blackwater and Hawley a nice place to live?

Blackwater and Hawley has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Blackwater and Hawley are more expensive than other parts of Hampshire.

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