Is Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire a nice place to live?

Is Bishop's Stortford a nice place to live or is Bishop's Stortford 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 Bishop's Stortford meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Bishop's Stortford?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bishop's Stortford. 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 Bishop's Stortford. 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	Bishop's Stortford South	27589
2	Bishop's Stortford Silverleys	26178
3	Stansted North	24261
4	Little Hadham	23627
5	Bishop's Stortford All Saints	23568
6	Sawbridgeworth	21351
7	Bishop's Stortford Central	20589
8	Broad Oak & the Hallingburys	19255
9	Bishop's Stortford Meads	17449

Is Bishop's Stortford a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bishop's Stortford, 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 Bishop's Stortford 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	%
East Hertfordshire (Bishop's Stortford)	3.31
Epping Forest	4.1
Broxbourne	4.38
Harlow	5.09

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bishop's Stortford. 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 Bishop's Stortford. 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	Little Hadham (Best)	32698
2	Bishop's Stortford South	31742
3	Bishop's Stortford Silverleys	31695
4	Bishop's Stortford All Saints	31347
5	Stansted North	30261
6	Broad Oak & the Hallingburys	30022
7	Bishop's Stortford Meads	29707
8	Bishop's Stortford Central	29204
9	Sawbridgeworth	27413

Is Bishop's Stortford rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Bishop's Stortford. 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	Bishop's Stortford South	31074
2	Bishop's Stortford Silverleys	30220
3	Bishop's Stortford All Saints	30192
4	Sawbridgeworth	28252
5	Bishop's Stortford Meads	27967
6	Stansted North	27656
7	Little Hadham	27121
8	Bishop's Stortford Central	26637
9	Broad Oak & the Hallingburys	23482

How affordable are the rents in Bishop's Stortford?

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, Bishop's Stortford rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Hertfordshire.

Beds	East Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire
1	£825	£850
2	£1095	£1100
3	£1400	£1350
4	£1900	£1850

How much can I earn in Bishop's Stortford per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	East Hertfordshire (Bishop's Stortford)	£866.10
2	Epping Forest	£844.30
3	Broxbourne	£763.20
4	Harlow	£646.30

So, is Bishop's Stortford a nice place to live?

Bishop's Stortford has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Bishop's Stortford are more expensive than other parts of Hertfordshire.

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