Is Crowthorne, Berkshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Crowthorne. 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 Crowthorne. 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
1Finchampstead North31716
2Little Sandhurst and Wellington31059
3Owlsmoor29815
4College Town29332
5Wokingham Without29298
6Finchampstead South25671
7Central Sandhurst24152
8Crowthorne23986
9Great Hollands South22917
10Yateley East17632
crime
PASSED

Reader Opinion:

Owlsmoor, Sandhurst: enter at your peril!

Is Crowthorne a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Crowthorne, 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 Crowthorne 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%
Wokingham2.65
Windsor and Maidenhead3.02
Bracknell Forest (Crowthorne)3.21
Surrey Heath3.23

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Crowthorne. 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 Crowthorne. 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
1Finchampstead North (Best)32134
2Wokingham Without30330
3College Town30287
4Little Sandhurst and Wellington29833
5Yateley East28943
6Finchampstead South28930
7Owlsmoor27617
8Crowthorne27489
9Central Sandhurst26454
10Great Hollands South (Worst)24729
health
PASSED
Reader Opinion:

Bracknell is a dump... need i say more?

Is Crowthorne rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Crowthorne. 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
1Finchampstead North31610
2Little Sandhurst and Wellington31323
3College Town28571
4Wokingham Without28226
5Central Sandhurst27553
6Owlsmoor27426
7Yateley East27334
8Finchampstead South26451
9Crowthorne25359
10Great Hollands South20961
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Crowthorne?

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

BedsBracknell Forest
1£825£
2£995£
3£1250£
4£1650£
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Crowthorne per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Wokingham£870.70
2Surrey Heath£818.30
3Windsor and Maidenhead UA£787.30
4Bracknell Forest UA (Crowthorne)£743.80
Wages
FAILED



So, is Crowthorne a nice place to live?

Crowthorne has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Crowthorne are more expensive than other parts of .

Is Crowthorne a nice place to live?
YES
* Probably.