Is Rickmansworth a nice place to live or is Rickmansworth 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, good transport links, decent leisure facilities, great public open spaces and employment opportunities. In this article we will see if Rickmansworth meets our criteria or are Bushey, Chorleywood and Watford a lot better?
How likely are you to a victim of crime in Rickmansworth?
The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Rickmansworth. 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 Rickmansworth. 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 |
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1 | Moor Park & Eastbury | 27381 |
2 | Chalfont Common | 26605 |
3 | Dickinsons | 25404 |
4 | Durrants | 25390 |
5 | Rickmansworth Town | 21875 |
6 | Chorleywood South & Maple Cross | 21406 |
7 | Penn & Mill End | 20700 |
8 | Oxhey Hall & Hayling | 18054 |
9 | Holywell | 14587 |
10 | Vicarage | 13124 |
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Watford - Every day is the day of the living dead
Is Rickmansworth a healthy place to live?
If you are thinking of moving to Rickmansworth, 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 Rickmansworth 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 | % |
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Three Rivers (Rickmansworth) | 3.52 |
Watford | 3.73 |
Harrow | 3.88 |
Hillingdon | 3.96 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Rickmansworth. 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 Rickmansworth. 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 |
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1 | Moor Park & Eastbury (Best) | 32007 |
2 | Dickinsons | 30207 |
3 | Durrants | 30020 |
4 | Rickmansworth Town | 29890 |
5 | Chorleywood South & Maple Cross | 29267 |
6 | Chalfont Common | 28717 |
7 | Penn & Mill End | 27175 |
8 | Oxhey Hall & Hayling | 24993 |
9 | Vicarage | 20721 |
10 | Holywell (Worst) | 13362 |
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Mill End: inches from the cancerous smog of junction 17 on the M25
Is Rickmansworth rough?
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Rickmansworth. 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 |
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1 | Moor Park & Eastbury | 31878 |
2 | Dickinsons | 30964 |
3 | Durrants | 30846 |
4 | Rickmansworth Town | 29704 |
5 | Chalfont Common | 29550 |
6 | Chorleywood South & Maple Cross | 26817 |
7 | Penn & Mill End | 24455 |
8 | Oxhey Hall & Hayling | 18927 |
9 | Vicarage | 17879 |
10 | Holywell | 12776 |
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How affordable are the rents in Rickmansworth?
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, Rickmansworth rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Hertfordshire.
Beds | Three Rivers | Hertfordshire |
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1 | £950 | £850 |
2 | £1200 | £1100 |
3 | £1500 | £1350 |
4 | £2250 | £1850 |
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How much can I earn in Rickmansworth per week?
If you are thinking of moving to Rickmansworth, 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 Rickmansworth's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.
# | Local Authority | Median Pw |
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1 | Three Rivers (Rickmansworth) | £826.70 |
2 | Harrow | £777.20 |
3 | Hillingdon | £776.40 |
4 | Watford | £737.00 |
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So, is Rickmansworth a nice place to live?
Rickmansworth has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5. However, the rents in Rickmansworth are more expensive than other parts of Hertfordshire.YES