Is Burnham on Crouch, Essex a nice place to live?

Is Burnham on Crouch a nice place to live or is Burnham on Crouch 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 Burnham on Crouch meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Burnham on Crouch?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Burnham on Crouch. 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 Burnham on Crouch. 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	Mayland	27627
2	Hockley and Ashingdon	26852
3	Tillingham	26023
4	Hawkwell East	24728
5	Burnham-on-Crouch South	23593
6	Althorne	23442
7	Burnham-on-Crouch North	21775
8	Foulness and The Wakerings	21708
9	Southminster	20277
10	Roche North and Rural	14147

Is Burnham on Crouch a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Burnham on Crouch, 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 Burnham on Crouch 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	%
Rochford	4.24
Maldon (Burnham on Crouch)	4.77
Castle Point	5.47
Southend-on-Sea	5.57

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Burnham on Crouch. 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 Burnham on Crouch. 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	Hockley and Ashingdon (Best)	30182
2	Mayland	27516
3	Hawkwell East	27334
4	Tillingham	25772
5	Burnham-on-Crouch North	24932
6	Foulness and The Wakerings	24518
7	Burnham-on-Crouch South	22706
8	Roche North and Rural	21656
9	Althorne	20989
10	Southminster (Worst)	20384

Is Burnham on Crouch rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Burnham on Crouch. 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	Hockley and Ashingdon	28349
2	Hawkwell East	25082
3	Burnham-on-Crouch North	22984
4	Mayland	21672
5	Burnham-on-Crouch South	19971
6	Althorne	19783
7	Foulness and The Wakerings	19403
8	Southminster	16862
9	Roche North and Rural	16018
10	Tillingham	15305

How affordable are the rents in Burnham on Crouch?

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, Burnham on Crouch rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Essex.

Beds	Maldon	Essex
1	£675	£750
2	£850	£900
3	£1000	£1150
4	£1425	£1500

How much can I earn in Burnham on Crouch per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Rochford	£827.60
2	Southend-on-Sea UA	£730.60
3	Castle Point	£681.00
4	Maldon (Burnham on Crouch)	£664.20

So, is Burnham on Crouch a nice place to live?

Burnham on Crouch has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.

* Probably.