Is Eastleigh, Hampshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Eastleigh. 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 Eastleigh. 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
1Hedge End North24545
2Sarisbury23826
3Hedge End South20392
4Botley19801
5West End North18300
6West End South10445
7Sholing8743
8Bursledon & Hound North7559
9Harefield4674
10Bitterne4166
Crime
FAILED

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Is Eastleigh a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Eastleigh, 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 Eastleigh 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%
Winchester3.43
Eastleigh (Eastleigh)3.79
Fareham4.03
Southampton4.97

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Eastleigh. 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 Eastleigh. 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
1Sarisbury (Best)30927
2Botley27508
3Hedge End North26080
4West End South24978
5Hedge End South24470
6West End North20808
7Bursledon & Hound North19851
8Sholing11235
9Harefield8878
10Bitterne (Worst)5888
Health
FAILED
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Is Eastleigh rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Eastleigh. 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
1Sarisbury29793
2Botley26336
3Hedge End North26117
4Hedge End South25649
5West End South23182
6West End North22749
7Bursledon & Hound North19104
8Sholing13439
9Harefield10185
10Bitterne5537
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Eastleigh?

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

BedsEastleighHampshire
1£675£700
2£825£850
3£1025£1100
4£1400£1550
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Eastleigh per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Winchester£789.40
2Fareham£748.20
3Eastleigh (Eastleigh)£712.70
4Southampton UA£651.60
Wages
FAILED



So, is Eastleigh a nice place to live?

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