Is Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Hoddesdon. 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 Hoddesdon. 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	Hertford Heath	27591
2	Great Amwell	24141
3	Lower Nazeing	19234
4	Hoddesdon North	18912
5	Flamstead End	17629
6	Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South	16626
7	Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park	16502
8	Stanstead Abbots	14834
9	Wormley and Turnford	13598
10	Roydon	8486

Is Hoddesdon a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Hoddesdon, 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 Hoddesdon 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	%
East Hertfordshire	3.31
Broxbourne (Hoddesdon)	4.38
Enfield	4.88
Harlow	5.09

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Hoddesdon. 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 Hoddesdon. 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	Stanstead Abbots (Best)	30655
2	Hertford Heath	30212
3	Great Amwell	29264
4	Roydon	29138
5	Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South	27293
6	Hoddesdon North	26634
7	Lower Nazeing	26315
8	Wormley and Turnford	25035
9	Flamstead End	24691
10	Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park (Worst)	23802

Is Hoddesdon rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Hoddesdon. 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	Stanstead Abbots	25655
2	Great Amwell	24348
3	Hertford Heath	24300
4	Broxbourne and Hoddesdon South	22440
5	Lower Nazeing	22401
6	Roydon	20872
7	Hoddesdon North	20405
8	Flamstead End	17460
9	Hoddesdon Town and Rye Park	16699
10	Wormley and Turnford	15101

How affordable are the rents in Hoddesdon?

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

Beds	Broxbourne	Hertfordshire
1	£850	£850
2	£1095	£1100
3	£1400	£1350
4	£1688	£1850

How much can I earn in Hoddesdon per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	East Hertfordshire	£866.10
2	Broxbourne (Hoddesdon)	£763.20
3	Enfield	£759.00
4	Harlow	£646.30

So, is Hoddesdon a nice place to live?

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

* Probably.