Is Abingdon, Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Abingdon. 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 Abingdon. 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	Sutton Courtenay	31033
2	Abingdon Dunmore	30855
3	Abingdon Peachcroft	30261
4	Cumnor	30030
5	Wootton	29631
6	Marcham	29391
7	Kennington & Radley	28898
8	Abingdon Fitzharris	26473
9	Abingdon Caldecott	24702
10	Abingdon Abbey Northcourt	23463

Is Abingdon a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Abingdon, 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 Abingdon 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 (Abingdon)	3.24
Oxford	3.34
West Berkshire	3.35
Cherwell	3.72

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Abingdon. 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 Abingdon. 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	Cumnor (Best)	31893
2	Abingdon Dunmore	30473
3	Wootton	30044
4	Abingdon Peachcroft	29990
5	Kennington & Radley	28882
6	Sutton Courtenay	28385
7	Marcham	28252
8	Abingdon Abbey Northcourt	26803
9	Abingdon Fitzharris	24854
10	Abingdon Caldecott (Worst)	20402

Is Abingdon rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Abingdon. 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	Cumnor	30380
2	Abingdon Dunmore	29396
3	Abingdon Peachcroft	28992
4	Wootton	28507
5	Kennington & Radley	27526
6	Marcham	26442
7	Abingdon Fitzharris	25924
8	Sutton Courtenay	25443
9	Abingdon Abbey Northcourt	24856
10	Abingdon Caldecott	17965

How affordable are the rents in Abingdon?

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, Abingdon 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 Abingdon per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Abingdon, 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 Abingdon'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 (Abingdon)	£730.80
3	Oxford	£719.10
4	Cherwell	£690.90

So, is Abingdon a nice place to live?

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

* Probably.