Is New Romney a nice place to live or is New Romney 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 New Romney meets our criteria.
How likely are you to a victim of crime in New Romney?
The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for New Romney. 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 New Romney. 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 | Hythe | 24220 |
| 2 | Isle of Oxney | 24057 |
| 3 | Hythe Rural | 24054 |
| 4 | Park Farm North | 23358 |
| 5 | Park Farm South | 20933 |
| 6 | Saxon Shore | 20657 |
| 7 | Romney Marsh | 20404 |
| 8 | New Romney | 19738 |
| 9 | Walland & Denge Marsh | 18202 |
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Is New Romney a healthy place to live?
If you are thinking of moving to New Romney, 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 New Romney 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 | % |
|---|---|
| Maidstone | 4.26 |
| Ashford | 4.59 |
| Folkestone and Hythe (New Romney) | 6.49 |
| Hastings | 7.27 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for New Romney. 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 New Romney. 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 | Isle of Oxney (Best) | 25902 |
| 2 | Saxon Shore | 25538 |
| 3 | Park Farm South | 24333 |
| 4 | Park Farm North | 23162 |
| 5 | Hythe | 19034 |
| 6 | Hythe Rural | 17536 |
| 7 | New Romney | 14271 |
| 8 | Walland & Denge Marsh | 13171 |
| 9 | Romney Marsh | 9593 |
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Is New Romney rough?
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around New Romney. 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 | Park Farm North | 27233 |
| 2 | Park Farm South | 24237 |
| 3 | Hythe | 19818 |
| 4 | Saxon Shore | 17341 |
| 5 | New Romney | 15552 |
| 6 | Hythe Rural | 14886 |
| 7 | Isle of Oxney | 11493 |
| 8 | Romney Marsh | 8956 |
| 9 | Walland & Denge Marsh | 8036 |
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How affordable are the rents in New Romney?
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, New Romney rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Kent.
| Beds | Folkestone and Hythe | Kent |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | £525 | £685 |
| 2 | £720 | £860 |
| 3 | £895 | £1050 |
| 4 | £1100 | £1498 |
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How much can I earn in New Romney per week?
If you are thinking of moving to New Romney, 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 New Romney's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.
| # | Local Authority | Median Pw |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Folkestone and Hythe (New Romney) | £687.70 |
| 2 | Maidstone | £668.70 |
| 3 | Ashford | £662.40 |
| 4 | Hastings | £655.80 |
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So, is New Romney a nice place to live?
New Romney has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5. However, New Romney does more pockets of deprivation than the average town.YES
