Is Petersfield, Hampshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Petersfield. 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 Petersfield. 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	Froxfield, Sheet & Steep	25478
2	Petersfield Heath	25294
3	Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers	24205
4	Petersfield Bell Hill	23790
5	Petersfield St Peter's	22962
6	Petersfield Causeway	21528
7	Liss	20842
8	Buriton & East Meon	20673
9	Clanfield	19121
10	Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham	17825

Is Petersfield a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Petersfield, 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 Petersfield 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	%
Winchester	3.43
East Hampshire (Petersfield)	3.58
Basingstoke and Deane	3.69
Havant	5.62

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Petersfield. 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 Petersfield. 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	Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers (Best)	32093
2	Petersfield Heath	31866
3	Froxfield, Sheet & Steep	31741
4	Buriton & East Meon	29206
5	Clanfield	28668
6	Petersfield Bell Hill	25731
7	Petersfield St Peter's	24965
8	Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham	24778
9	Liss	23813
10	Petersfield Causeway (Worst)	20349

Is Petersfield rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Petersfield. 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	Petersfield Heath	28116
2	Petersfield Bell Hill	25135
3	Clanfield	25104
4	Liss	24962
5	Petersfield St Peter's	24560
6	Froxfield, Sheet & Steep	22755
7	Whitehill Hogmoor & Greatham	21733
8	Ropley, Hawkley & Hangers	19585
9	Petersfield Causeway	19023
10	Buriton & East Meon	17032

How affordable are the rents in Petersfield?

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

Beds	East Hampshire	Hampshire
1	£685	£700
2	£875	£850
3	£1150	£1100
4	£1625	£1550

How much can I earn in Petersfield per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Winchester	£789.40
2	Basingstoke and Deane	£761.00
3	East Hampshire (Petersfield)	£732.00
4	Havant	£689.80

So, is Petersfield a nice place to live?

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

* Probably.