Is Polegate, East Sussex a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Polegate. 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 Polegate. 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	Upper Willingdon	26210
2	Lower Willingdon	24990
3	Stone Cross	24791
4	Hailsham South	23751
5	Hailsham Central	23552
6	Polegate North	22960
7	Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill	22413
8	Polegate Central	22132
9	Hailsham East	19573
10	Hampden Park	14165

Is Polegate a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Polegate, 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 Polegate 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	%
Wealden (Polegate)	4.42
Lewes	5.49
Rother	5.99
Eastbourne	6.28

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Polegate. 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 Polegate. 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	Stone Cross (Best)	29578
2	Polegate Central	28733
3	Upper Willingdon	25334
4	Lower Willingdon	24208
5	Polegate North	22400
6	Hailsham Central	21694
7	Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill	21642
8	Hailsham East	17060
9	Hailsham South	16921
10	Hampden Park (Worst)	9663

Is Polegate rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Polegate. 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	Stone Cross	29016
2	Upper Willingdon	26117
3	Polegate Central	25531
4	Lower Willingdon	24482
5	Hailsham Central	21380
6	Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill	18590
7	Polegate North	17675
8	Hailsham South	15369
9	Hailsham East	12178
10	Hampden Park	8261

How affordable are the rents in Polegate?

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, Polegate rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for East Sussex.

Beds	Wealden	East Sussex
1	£725	£650
2	£900	£825
3	£1195	£1095
4	£1800	£1460

How much can I earn in Polegate per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Eastbourne	£726.70
2	Lewes	£690.50
3	Wealden (Polegate)	£679.90
4	Rother	£623.90

So, is Polegate a nice place to live?

* Probably.