Is Borehamwood, Hertfordshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Borehamwood. 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 Borehamwood. 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	Potters Bar Furzefield	21944
2	Elstree	19397
3	Borehamwood Kenilworth	17113
4	Hale	16839
5	Edgware	16619
6	Aldenham East	15918
7	Underhill	12745
8	Borehamwood Hillside	12280
9	Borehamwood Brookmeadow	8935
10	Borehamwood Cowley Hill	8330

Is Borehamwood a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Borehamwood, 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 Borehamwood 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	%
Three Rivers	3.52
Hertsmere (Borehamwood)	3.88
Harrow	3.88
Barnet	4.02

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Borehamwood. 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 Borehamwood. 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	Aldenham East (Best)	31780
2	Edgware	29424
3	Hale	27737
4	Potters Bar Furzefield	27492
5	Elstree	26778
6	Underhill	25064
7	Borehamwood Kenilworth	21400
8	Borehamwood Hillside	19576
9	Borehamwood Brookmeadow	15800
10	Borehamwood Cowley Hill (Worst)	13106

Is Borehamwood rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Borehamwood. 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	Aldenham East	30147
2	Elstree	25390
3	Potters Bar Furzefield	25033
4	Edgware	20311
5	Hale	19359
6	Borehamwood Kenilworth	17526
7	Borehamwood Hillside	17497
8	Underhill	16177
9	Borehamwood Brookmeadow	14448
10	Borehamwood Cowley Hill	10331

How affordable are the rents in Borehamwood?

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

Beds	Hertsmere	Hertfordshire
1	£925	£850
2	£1250	£1100
3	£1600	£1350
4	£2200	£1850

How much can I earn in Borehamwood per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Three Rivers	£826.70
2	Harrow	£777.20
3	Barnet	£766.60
4	Hertsmere (Borehamwood)	£730.00

So, is Borehamwood a nice place to live?

* Probably.