Is Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

Is Henley on Thames a nice place to live or is Henley on Thames 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 Henley on Thames meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Henley on Thames?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Henley on Thames. 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 Henley on Thames. 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	Charvil	31129
2	Sonning	29151
3	Thames	28725
4	Twyford	28213
5	Peppard	27099
6	Hurst	26076
7	Henley-on-Thames	25505
8	Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe	25379
9	Bisham & Cookham	23660
10	Sonning Common	23086

Is Henley on Thames a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Henley on Thames, 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 Henley on Thames 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	%
Wokingham	2.65
Windsor and Maidenhead	3.02
South Oxfordshire (Henley on Thames)	3.25
Reading	3.66

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Henley on Thames. 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 Henley on Thames. 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	Hurst (Best)	32319
2	Charvil	31841
3	Sonning	31782
4	Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe	31614
5	Sonning Common	31557
6	Twyford	31372
7	Henley-on-Thames	29830
8	Bisham & Cookham	28346
9	Thames	28134
10	Peppard (Worst)	25010

Is Henley on Thames rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Henley on Thames. 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	Twyford	32126
2	Thames	31405
3	Sonning	31205
4	Charvil	30043
5	Sonning Common	29360
6	Hurst	28372
7	Remenham, Wargrave and Ruscombe	28066
8	Bisham & Cookham	27785
9	Henley-on-Thames	27449
10	Peppard	27441

How affordable are the rents in Henley on Thames?

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

Beds	South Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire
1	£818	£850
2	£995	£1000
3	£1300	£1250
4	£1850	£1850

How much can I earn in Henley on Thames per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Wokingham	£870.70
2	South Oxfordshire (Henley on Thames)	£817.70
3	Windsor and Maidenhead UA	£787.30
4	Reading UA	£728.30

So, is Henley on Thames a nice place to live?

Henley on Thames has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Henley on Thames are more expensive than other parts of Oxfordshire.

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