Is Faringdon, Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Faringdon. 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 Faringdon. 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	Watchfield & Shrivenham	30631
2	Bampton and Clanfield	30509
3	Stanford	29585
4	Ridgeway	28757
5	Alvescot and Filkins	28669
6	Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South	28420
7	Ducklington	27599
8	Brize Norton and Shilton	26233
9	Faringdon	23723
10	Blunsdon and Highworth	21902

Is Faringdon a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Faringdon, 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 Faringdon 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	%
Vale of White Horse (Faringdon)	3.24
Oxford	3.34
West Berkshire	3.35
Swindon	4.45

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Faringdon. 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 Faringdon. 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	Ducklington (Best)	31007
2	Alvescot and Filkins	30941
3	Stanford	30457
4	Watchfield & Shrivenham	30452
5	Brize Norton and Shilton	29601
6	Ridgeway	29118
7	Bampton and Clanfield	27041
8	Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South	26298
9	Faringdon	25976
10	Blunsdon and Highworth (Worst)	21597

Is Faringdon rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Faringdon. 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	Watchfield & Shrivenham	27936
2	Bampton and Clanfield	27284
3	Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South	26765
4	Ducklington	25532
5	Brize Norton and Shilton	25059
6	Stanford	24057
7	Faringdon	23516
8	Blunsdon and Highworth	23341
9	Ridgeway	22134
10	Alvescot and Filkins	18421

How affordable are the rents in Faringdon?

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

Beds	Vale of White Horse	Oxfordshire
1	£775	£850
2	£950	£1000
3	£1150	£1250
4	£1650	£1850

How much can I earn in Faringdon per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	West Berkshire UA	£775.50
2	Vale of White Horse (Faringdon)	£730.80
3	Oxford	£719.10
4	Swindon UA	£697.50

So, is Faringdon a nice place to live?

Faringdon has passed our core town assesment with flying colours with a score of 5/5. It doesn't get any better than that!

* Probably.