Is Fleet, Hampshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Fleet. 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 Fleet. 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	Crookham East	28867
2	Fleet East	28457
3	Fleet Central	23242
4	Fleet West	23178
5	Blackwater and Hawley	21503
6	St John's	19052
7	Hartley Wintney	17266
8	Fernhill	16172
9	Cove and Southwood	15669
10	Empress	14881

Is Fleet a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Fleet, 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 Fleet 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	%
Hart (Fleet)	2.82
Waverley	3.2
Bracknell Forest	3.21
Rushmoor	3.75

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Fleet. 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 Fleet. 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	Fleet East (Best)	31776
2	Fleet West	31754
3	Hartley Wintney	31495
4	Fleet Central	31415
5	Crookham East	31281
6	Blackwater and Hawley	29750
7	St John's	24247
8	Empress	22794
9	Cove and Southwood	20773
10	Fernhill (Worst)	17576

Is Fleet rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Fleet. 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	Fleet East	31271
2	Crookham East	31197
3	Fleet West	29780
4	Fleet Central	29632
5	Blackwater and Hawley	28515
6	Hartley Wintney	25538
7	Empress	24468
8	St John's	24438
9	Cove and Southwood	22471
10	Fernhill	18847

How affordable are the rents in Fleet?

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

Beds	Hart	Hampshire
1	£800	£700
2	£975	£850
3	£1275	£1100
4	£1728	£1550

How much can I earn in Fleet per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Waverley	£881.70
2	Hart (Fleet)	£857.80
3	Bracknell Forest UA	£743.80
4	Rushmoor	£704.40

So, is Fleet a nice place to live?

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

* Probably.