Is Hadleigh, Suffolk a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Hadleigh. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Hadleigh. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Brett Vale	30955
2	Capel St Mary	27044
3	Hadleigh South	24746
4	Rural North	24635
5	South East Cosford	24221
6	Box Vale	24087
7	Copdock & Washbrook	21727
8	Bramford	19902
9	Assington	14788

Is Hadleigh a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Hadleigh, 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 Hadleigh 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
Babergh (Hadleigh)	4.41
Ipswich	5.05
Tendring	7.77

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Hadleigh. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Hadleigh. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	South East Cosford (Best)	30105
2	Box Vale	29795
3	Capel St Mary	29440
4	Brett Vale	29018
5	Assington	27619
6	Copdock & Washbrook	27359
7	Hadleigh South	24680
8	Rural North	24403
9	Bramford	23428

Is Hadleigh rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Hadleigh. 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, 7 out of 9 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Capel St Mary	31687
2	Brett Vale	25710
3	Hadleigh South	24981
4	Bramford	22170
5	Copdock & Washbrook	22024
6	Rural North	21477
7	South East Cosford	20262
8	Box Vale	19595
9	Assington	19120

How affordable are the rents in Hadleigh?

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

Beds	Babergh	Suffolk
1	£580	£520
2	£700	£695
3	£825	£795
4	£1100	£1250

How much can I earn in Hadleigh per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Hadleigh, 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 Hadleigh'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	Babergh (Hadleigh)	£635.20
4	Tendring	£612.40

So, is Hadleigh a nice place to live?

Hadleigh has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Hadleigh are more expensive than other parts of Suffolk.

* Probably.