Is Cheshunt a nice place to live or is Cheshunt 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 Cheshunt meets our criteria.
How likely are you to a victim of crime in Cheshunt?
The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Cheshunt. 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 Cheshunt. 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 | Flamstead End | 17629 |
| 2 | Enfield Lock | 14237 |
| 3 | Cheshunt North | 14036 |
| 4 | Waltham Abbey North East | 13599 |
| 5 | Wormley and Turnford | 13598 |
| 6 | Waltham Abbey Honey Lane | 11922 |
| 7 | Rosedale and Bury Green | 10905 |
| 8 | Waltham Abbey South West | 10049 |
| 9 | Waltham Cross | 9044 |
| 10 | Cheshunt South and Theobalds | 8739 |
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Is Cheshunt a healthy place to live?
If you are thinking of moving to Cheshunt, 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 Cheshunt 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 | % |
|---|---|
| Barnet | 4.02 |
| Redbridge | 4.03 |
| Broxbourne (Cheshunt) | 4.38 |
| Enfield | 4.88 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Cheshunt. 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 Cheshunt. 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 | Wormley and Turnford (Best) | 25035 |
| 2 | Cheshunt South and Theobalds | 25004 |
| 3 | Flamstead End | 24691 |
| 4 | Cheshunt North | 24447 |
| 5 | Waltham Abbey Honey Lane | 24413 |
| 6 | Waltham Abbey South West | 21699 |
| 7 | Enfield Lock | 21244 |
| 8 | Waltham Abbey North East | 20271 |
| 9 | Waltham Cross | 19901 |
| 10 | Rosedale and Bury Green (Worst) | 19725 |
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Is Cheshunt rough?
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Cheshunt. 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 | Flamstead End | 17460 |
| 2 | Cheshunt North | 16565 |
| 3 | Waltham Abbey Honey Lane | 15926 |
| 4 | Cheshunt South and Theobalds | 15698 |
| 5 | Wormley and Turnford | 15101 |
| 6 | Waltham Abbey North East | 14706 |
| 7 | Waltham Abbey South West | 13343 |
| 8 | Rosedale and Bury Green | 12690 |
| 9 | Waltham Cross | 10910 |
| 10 | Enfield Lock | 7511 |
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How affordable are the rents in Cheshunt?
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, Cheshunt rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Hertfordshire.
| Beds | Broxbourne | Hertfordshire |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | £850 | £850 |
| 2 | £1095 | £1100 |
| 3 | £1400 | £1350 |
| 4 | £1688 | £1850 |
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How much can I earn in Cheshunt per week?
If you are thinking of moving to Cheshunt, 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 Cheshunt's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.
| # | Local Authority | Median Pw |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnet | £766.60 |
| 2 | Redbridge | £766.60 |
| 3 | Broxbourne (Cheshunt) | £763.20 |
| 4 | Enfield | £759.00 |
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So, is Cheshunt a nice place to live?
NO*
