Is Hythe, Hampshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Hythe. 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 Hythe. 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	Hythe West and Langdown	24766
2	Marchwood	23791
3	Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu	21735
4	Furzedown and Hardley	17637
5	Hamble & Netley	16822
6	Dibden and Hythe East	16229
7	Bargate	5293
8	Freemantle	4885
9	Woolston	3786
10	Bevois	2521

Is Hythe a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Hythe, 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 Hythe 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	%
Eastleigh	3.79
Fareham	4.03
New Forest (Hythe)	4.79
Southampton	4.97

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Hythe. 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 Hythe. 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	Hamble & Netley (Best)	25348
2	Marchwood	25239
3	Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu	24183
4	Dibden and Hythe East	22679
5	Furzedown and Hardley	22613
6	Hythe West and Langdown	22592
7	Freemantle	9770
8	Bargate	8214
9	Woolston	7869
10	Bevois (Worst)	5496

Is Hythe rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Hythe. 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	Marchwood	26568
2	Hythe West and Langdown	23850
3	Hamble & Netley	23751
4	Butts Ash and Dibden Purlieu	23489
5	Dibden and Hythe East	20428
6	Furzedown and Hardley	16771
7	Bargate	13664
8	Freemantle	13256
9	Bevois	8435
10	Woolston	8372

How affordable are the rents in Hythe?

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

Beds	New Forest	Hampshire
1	£680	£700
2	£850	£850
3	£1050	£1100
4	£1550	£1550

How much can I earn in Hythe per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Fareham	£748.20
2	Eastleigh	£712.70
3	New Forest (Hythe)	£674.10
4	Southampton UA	£651.60

So, is Hythe a nice place to live?

* Probably.