Is Battle, East Sussex a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Battle. 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 Battle. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Conquest26107
2Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels25570
3North Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington23917
4South Battle & Telham23442
5Bexhill Old Town & Worsham23155
6Sedlescombe & Westfield19506
7Ashdown18830
8Wishing Tree11489
9Hollington10992
10Bexhill Sidley10416
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

Hailsham and Eastbourne: Shut the door on your way out... oh, you've gone

Is Battle a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Battle, 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 Battle 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%
Wealden4.42
Rother (Battle)5.99
Eastbourne6.28
Hastings7.27

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Battle. 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 Battle. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1North Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington (Best)23353
2South Battle & Telham21529
3Sedlescombe & Westfield18360
4Conquest15367
5Ashdown14959
6Bexhill Old Town & Worsham11883
7Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels10820
8Wishing Tree6570
9Bexhill Sidley5268
10Hollington (Worst)3049
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Bexhill-On-Sea aka God's Waiting Room

Is Battle rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Battle. 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

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Conquest21269
2North Battle, Netherfield & Whatlington20228
3South Battle & Telham19680
4Bexhill Old Town & Worsham16780
5Sedlescombe & Westfield16557
6Ashdown14941
7Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels12586
8Wishing Tree5948
9Bexhill Sidley5367
10Hollington3257
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Battle?

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, Battle rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for East Sussex.

BedsRotherEast Sussex
1£625£650
2£795£825
3£1065£1095
4£1450£1460
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Battle per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Eastbourne£726.70
2Wealden£679.90
3Hastings£655.80
4Rother (Battle)£623.90
Wages
FAILED



So, is Battle a nice place to live?

Is Battle a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.