Is Fareham, Hampshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Fareham. 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 Fareham. 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	Fareham West	27968
2	Portchester West	26645
3	Fareham North	25362
4	Fareham North-West	21578
5	Titchfield	21127
6	Portchester East	20304
7	Southwick and Wickham	17503
8	Fareham East	15985
9	Fareham South	14349
10	Bridgemary North	13439

Is Fareham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Fareham, 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 Fareham 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	%
Fareham (Fareham)	4.03
Portsmouth	4.96
Southampton	4.97
Gosport	5.48

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Fareham. 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 Fareham. 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	Portchester West (Best)	28451
2	Fareham West	27791
3	Titchfield	25883
4	Fareham East	25833
5	Southwick and Wickham	25789
6	Fareham North	25300
7	Portchester East	24741
8	Fareham North-West	19841
9	Fareham South	17082
10	Bridgemary North (Worst)	12770

Is Fareham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Fareham. 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	Fareham West	29979
2	Portchester West	27014
3	Fareham North	27003
4	Titchfield	24543
5	Portchester East	24039
6	Fareham East	22853
7	Fareham North-West	21301
8	Southwick and Wickham	15675
9	Fareham South	14406
10	Bridgemary North	12332

How affordable are the rents in Fareham?

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

Beds	Fareham	Hampshire
1	£695	£700
2	£850	£850
3	£1075	£1100
4	£1550	£1550

How much can I earn in Fareham per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Fareham (Fareham)	£748.20
2	Gosport	£656.80
3	Portsmouth UA	£653.60
4	Southampton UA	£651.60

So, is Fareham a nice place to live?

* Probably.