Is Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Rickmansworth. 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 Rickmansworth. 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	Moor Park & Eastbury	27381
2	Chalfont Common	26605
3	Dickinsons	25404
4	Durrants	25390
5	Rickmansworth Town	21875
6	Chorleywood South & Maple Cross	21406
7	Penn & Mill End	20700
8	Oxhey Hall & Hayling	18054
9	Holywell	14587
10	Vicarage	13124

Is Rickmansworth a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Rickmansworth, 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 Rickmansworth 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	%
Three Rivers (Rickmansworth)	3.52
Watford	3.73
Harrow	3.88
Hillingdon	3.96

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Rickmansworth. 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 Rickmansworth. 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	Moor Park & Eastbury (Best)	32007
2	Dickinsons	30207
3	Durrants	30020
4	Rickmansworth Town	29890
5	Chorleywood South & Maple Cross	29267
6	Chalfont Common	28717
7	Penn & Mill End	27175
8	Oxhey Hall & Hayling	24993
9	Vicarage	20721
10	Holywell (Worst)	13362

Is Rickmansworth rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Rickmansworth. 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	Moor Park & Eastbury	31878
2	Dickinsons	30964
3	Durrants	30846
4	Rickmansworth Town	29704
5	Chalfont Common	29550
6	Chorleywood South & Maple Cross	26817
7	Penn & Mill End	24455
8	Oxhey Hall & Hayling	18927
9	Vicarage	17879
10	Holywell	12776

How affordable are the rents in Rickmansworth?

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

Beds	Three Rivers	Hertfordshire
1	£950	£850
2	£1200	£1100
3	£1500	£1350
4	£2250	£1850

How much can I earn in Rickmansworth per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Three Rivers (Rickmansworth)	£826.70
2	Harrow	£777.20
3	Hillingdon	£776.40
4	Watford	£737.00

So, is Rickmansworth a nice place to live?

Rickmansworth has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Rickmansworth are more expensive than other parts of Hertfordshire.

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