Is Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire a nice place to live?

Is Bishop's Waltham a nice place to live or is Bishop's Waltham 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 Bishop's Waltham meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Bishop's Waltham?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bishop's Waltham. 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 Bishop's Waltham. 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	Colden Common and Twyford	27230
2	Hedge End North	24545
3	Sarisbury	23826
4	Central Meon Valley	23586
5	Fair Oak & Horton Heath	22998
6	Bishopstoke	22382
7	Bishop's Waltham	21952
8	Hedge End South	20392
9	Botley	19801
10	Southwick and Wickham	17503

Is Bishop's Waltham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bishop's Waltham, 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 Bishop's Waltham 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	%
Winchester (Bishop's Waltham)	3.43
Eastleigh	3.79
Fareham	4.03
Southampton	4.97

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bishop's Waltham. 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 Bishop's Waltham. 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	Sarisbury (Best)	30927
2	Central Meon Valley	30694
3	Colden Common and Twyford	29358
4	Fair Oak & Horton Heath	27686
5	Botley	27508
6	Bishop's Waltham	27357
7	Hedge End North	26080
8	Southwick and Wickham	25789
9	Bishopstoke	25333
10	Hedge End South (Worst)	24470

Is Bishop's Waltham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Bishop's Waltham. 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	Colden Common and Twyford	30714
2	Sarisbury	29793
3	Fair Oak & Horton Heath	29784
4	Central Meon Valley	27568
5	Botley	26336
6	Hedge End North	26117
7	Hedge End South	25649
8	Bishopstoke	25563
9	Bishop's Waltham	25416
10	Southwick and Wickham	15675

How affordable are the rents in Bishop's Waltham?

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, Bishop's Waltham rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Hampshire.

Beds	Winchester	Hampshire
1	£795	£700
2	£925	£850
3	£1200	£1100
4	£1800	£1550

How much can I earn in Bishop's Waltham per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Winchester (Bishop's Waltham)	£789.40
2	Fareham	£748.20
3	Eastleigh	£712.70
4	Southampton UA	£651.60

So, is Bishop's Waltham a nice place to live?

Bishop's Waltham has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Bishop's Waltham are more expensive than other parts of Hampshire.

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