Is Lyndhurst, Hampshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Lyndhurst. 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 Lyndhurst. 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	Boldre and Sway	27086
2	Lyndhurst	25828
3	Marchwood	23791
4	Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh	20064
5	Totton Central	19239
6	Totton South	14198
7	Totton West	12882
8	Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead	11859
9	Totton North	9209
10	Totton East	8367

Is Lyndhurst a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Lyndhurst, 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 Lyndhurst 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	%
Eastleigh	3.79
New Forest (Lyndhurst)	4.79
Southampton	4.97
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	5.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Lyndhurst. 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 Lyndhurst. 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	Boldre and Sway (Best)	29302
2	Lyndhurst	26822
3	Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead	25786
4	Totton West	25252
5	Marchwood	25239
6	Totton Central	23883
7	Totton South	23500
8	Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh	22128
9	Totton East	20785
10	Totton North (Worst)	19705

Is Lyndhurst rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Lyndhurst. 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	Boldre and Sway	27611
2	Marchwood	26568
3	Totton Central	25351
4	Lyndhurst	23785
5	Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh	23752
6	Totton West	20663
7	Totton South	18850
8	Totton East	18114
9	Bramshaw, Copythorne North and Minstead	15955
10	Totton North	15127

How affordable are the rents in Lyndhurst?

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

Beds	New Forest	Hampshire
1	£680	£700
2	£850	£850
3	£1050	£1100
4	£1550	£1550

How much can I earn in Lyndhurst per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Eastleigh	£712.70
2	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA	£674.90
3	New Forest (Lyndhurst)	£674.10
4	Southampton UA	£651.60

So, is Lyndhurst a nice place to live?

* Probably.