Is Cheshunt, Hertfordshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Cheshunt. 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 Cheshunt. 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
1Flamstead End17629
2Enfield Lock14237
3Cheshunt North14036
4Waltham Abbey North East13599
5Wormley and Turnford13598
6Waltham Abbey Honey Lane11922
7Rosedale and Bury Green10905
8Waltham Abbey South West10049
9Waltham Cross9044
10Cheshunt South and Theobalds8739
Crime
FAILED

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Is Cheshunt a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Cheshunt, 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 Cheshunt 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%
Barnet4.02
Redbridge4.03
Broxbourne (Cheshunt)4.38
Enfield4.88

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Cheshunt. 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 Cheshunt. 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
1Wormley and Turnford (Best)25035
2Cheshunt South and Theobalds25004
3Flamstead End24691
4Cheshunt North24447
5Waltham Abbey Honey Lane24413
6Waltham Abbey South West21699
7Enfield Lock21244
8Waltham Abbey North East20271
9Waltham Cross19901
10Rosedale and Bury Green (Worst)19725
health
PASSED
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Is Cheshunt rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Cheshunt. 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
1Flamstead End17460
2Cheshunt North16565
3Waltham Abbey Honey Lane15926
4Cheshunt South and Theobalds15698
5Wormley and Turnford15101
6Waltham Abbey North East14706
7Waltham Abbey South West13343
8Rosedale and Bury Green12690
9Waltham Cross10910
10Enfield Lock7511
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Cheshunt?

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

BedsBroxbourneHertfordshire
1£850£850
2£1095£1100
3£1400£1350
4£1688£1850
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Cheshunt per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Barnet£766.60
2Redbridge£766.60
3Broxbourne (Cheshunt)£763.20
4Enfield£759.00
Wages
FAILED



So, is Cheshunt a nice place to live?

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