Is Aldershot, Hampshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Aldershot. 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 Aldershot. 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	Farnham Hale and Heath End	28536
2	Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea	26513
3	Ash South and Tongham	21867
4	North Town	21735
5	St Mark's	20494
6	Aldershot Park	19483
7	Ash Wharf	15866
8	Rowhill	15544
9	Manor Park	13308
10	Wellington	11685

Is Aldershot a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Aldershot, 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 Aldershot 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	%
Hart	2.82
Waverley	3.2
Surrey Heath	3.23
Rushmoor (Aldershot)	3.75

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Aldershot. 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 Aldershot. 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	Farnham Hale and Heath End (Best)	28001
2	Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea	25828
3	Ash South and Tongham	22318
4	Ash Wharf	21253
5	North Town	18775
6	Manor Park	18019
7	Aldershot Park	15092
8	St Mark's	14180
9	Rowhill	14097
10	Wellington (Worst)	11487

Is Aldershot rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Aldershot. 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	Farnham Hale and Heath End	29682
2	Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea	29438
3	Ash South and Tongham	23753
4	North Town	20256
5	St Mark's	20094
6	Ash Wharf	19410
7	Aldershot Park	17787
8	Manor Park	17543
9	Rowhill	16982
10	Wellington	12577

How affordable are the rents in Aldershot?

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

Beds	Rushmoor	Hampshire
1	£761	£700
2	£925	£850
3	£1200	£1100
4	£1585	£1550

How much can I earn in Aldershot per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Waverley	£881.70
2	Hart	£857.80
3	Surrey Heath	£818.30
4	Rushmoor (Aldershot)	£704.40

So, is Aldershot a nice place to live?

* Probably.