Is Eastwood, Essex a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Eastwood. 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 Eastwood. 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	Stour	27285
2	East Bergholt	27216
3	Capel St Mary	27044
4	Brantham	24117
5	The Oakleys & Wix	23968
6	Copdock & Washbrook	21727
7	Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley	19473
8	Stour Valley	17901
9	Ardleigh & Little Bromley	15806
10	Weeley & Tendring	14263

Is Eastwood a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Eastwood, 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 Eastwood 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	%
Mid Suffolk	4.21
Ipswich	5.05
East Suffolk	5.73
Tendring (Eastwood)	7.77

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Eastwood. 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 Eastwood. 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	Capel St Mary (Best)	29440
2	Stour	29218
3	East Bergholt	28880
4	Copdock & Washbrook	27359
5	Brantham	25158
6	Stour Valley	17148
7	Ardleigh & Little Bromley	17042
8	The Oakleys & Wix	15178
9	Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley	13477
10	Weeley & Tendring (Worst)	7395

Is Eastwood rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Eastwood. 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	Capel St Mary	31687
2	East Bergholt	26782
3	Stour	24669
4	Brantham	22973
5	Copdock & Washbrook	22024
6	Ardleigh & Little Bromley	19065
7	Lawford, Manningtree & Mistley	18201
8	Stour Valley	15857
9	The Oakleys & Wix	15599
10	Weeley & Tendring	9532

How affordable are the rents in Eastwood?

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

Beds	Tendring	Essex
1	£595	£750
2	£750	£900
3	£900	£1150
4	£1238	£1500

How much can I earn in Eastwood per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Mid Suffolk	£657.50
2	Ipswich	£642.00
3	East Suffolk	£633.80
4	Tendring (Eastwood)	£612.40

So, is Eastwood a nice place to live?

* Probably.