Is Waterlooville, Hampshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Waterlooville. 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 Waterlooville. 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	Horndean Catherington	26819
2	Drayton and Farlington	23344
3	Denmead	22531
4	Cowplain	21081
5	Waterloo	20466
6	Purbrook	19637
7	Stakes	13817
8	Hart Plain	12271
9	Warren Park	4337
10	Barncroft	3754

Is Waterlooville a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Waterlooville, 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 Waterlooville 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	%
Fareham	4.03
Portsmouth	4.96
Gosport	5.48
Havant (Waterlooville)	5.62

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Waterlooville. 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 Waterlooville. 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	Horndean Catherington (Best)	28556
2	Denmead	27647
3	Drayton and Farlington	24819
4	Cowplain	23834
5	Waterloo	20754
6	Purbrook	19603
7	Hart Plain	18804
8	Stakes	11569
9	Barncroft	11131
10	Warren Park (Worst)	5299

Is Waterlooville rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Waterlooville. 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	Horndean Catherington	30128
2	Drayton and Farlington	26716
3	Cowplain	25664
4	Denmead	24656
5	Waterloo	23072
6	Purbrook	22206
7	Hart Plain	17902
8	Stakes	13255
9	Barncroft	5581
10	Warren Park	3813

How affordable are the rents in Waterlooville?

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

Beds	Havant	Hampshire
1	£695	£700
2	£825	£850
3	£995	£1100
4	£1250	£1550

How much can I earn in Waterlooville per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Fareham	£748.20
2	Havant (Waterlooville)	£689.80
3	Gosport	£656.80
4	Portsmouth UA	£653.60

So, is Waterlooville a nice place to live?

* Probably.