Is Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex a nice place to live?

Is Bexhill on Sea a nice place to live or is Bexhill on Sea 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 Bexhill on Sea meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Bexhill on Sea?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bexhill on Sea. 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 Bexhill on Sea. 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	Bexhill Kewhurst	28553
2	Bexhill Collington	26106
3	Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels	25570
4	Bexhill Old Town & Worsham	23155
5	Bexhill St Stephens	18266
6	Bexhill Sackville	15088
7	Maze Hill	11867
8	Bexhill Sidley	10416
9	Bexhill Central	10037
10	West St Leonards	7769

Is Bexhill on Sea a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bexhill on Sea, 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 Bexhill on Sea 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	%
Wealden	4.42
Rother (Bexhill on Sea)	5.99
Eastbourne	6.28
Hastings	7.27

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bexhill on Sea. 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 Bexhill on Sea. 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	Bexhill Kewhurst (Best)	18818
2	Bexhill Collington	15453
3	Bexhill St Stephens	13730
4	Bexhill Old Town & Worsham	11883
5	Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels	10820
6	West St Leonards	10369
7	Maze Hill	9602
8	Bexhill Sackville	9145
9	Bexhill Central	8248
10	Bexhill Sidley (Worst)	5268

Is Bexhill on Sea rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Bexhill on Sea. 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	Bexhill Kewhurst	21907
2	Bexhill Collington	19798
3	Bexhill Old Town & Worsham	16780
4	Bexhill St Stephens	13900
5	Bexhill Pebsham & St Michaels	12586
6	Maze Hill	11733
7	Bexhill Sackville	11317
8	West St Leonards	9680
9	Bexhill Central	7454
10	Bexhill Sidley	5367

How affordable are the rents in Bexhill on Sea?

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

Beds	Rother	East Sussex
1	£625	£650
2	£795	£825
3	£1065	£1095
4	£1450	£1460

How much can I earn in Bexhill on Sea per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Eastbourne	£726.70
2	Wealden	£679.90
3	Hastings	£655.80
4	Rother (Bexhill on Sea)	£623.90

So, is Bexhill on Sea a nice place to live?

* Probably.