Is Edenbridge, Kent a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Edenbridge. 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 Edenbridge. 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	Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway	23322
2	East Grinstead Ashplats	21194
3	Dormansland and Felcourt	20738
4	Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone	19163
5	Edenbridge North and East	17037
6	Cowden and Hever	16092
7	Westerham and Crockham Hill	11682
8	Oxted South	10866
9	Edenbridge South and West	9668
10	Lingfield and Crowhurst	6509

Is Edenbridge a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Edenbridge, 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 Edenbridge 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	%
Reigate and Banstead	3.4
Tandridge	3.77
Tunbridge Wells	3.8
Sevenoaks (Edenbridge)	3.96

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Edenbridge. 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 Edenbridge. 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	Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway (Best)	32181
2	Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone	31190
3	Cowden and Hever	30534
4	Westerham and Crockham Hill	28878
5	Dormansland and Felcourt	28863
6	East Grinstead Ashplats	27955
7	Edenbridge South and West	26481
8	Edenbridge North and East	24330
9	Oxted South	23547
10	Lingfield and Crowhurst (Worst)	21775

Is Edenbridge rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Edenbridge. 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	Dormansland and Felcourt	26456
2	East Grinstead Ashplats	26016
3	Leigh and Chiddingstone Causeway	24594
4	Westerham and Crockham Hill	22204
5	Oxted South	21564
6	Edenbridge North and East	20726
7	Penshurst, Fordcombe and Chiddingstone	19901
8	Lingfield and Crowhurst	19354
9	Edenbridge South and West	16114
10	Cowden and Hever	13288

How affordable are the rents in Edenbridge?

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

Beds	Sevenoaks	Kent
1	£900	£685
2	£1200	£860
3	£1400	£1050
4	£2750	£1498

How much can I earn in Edenbridge per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Reigate and Banstead	£800.00
2	Sevenoaks (Edenbridge)	£774.50
3	Tunbridge Wells	£766.30
4	Tandridge	£718.10

So, is Edenbridge a nice place to live?

Edenbridge has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Edenbridge are more expensive than other parts of Kent.  However, Edenbridge does have a number of wards were crime is worse than the national average.

* Probably.