Is Southsea, Hampshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Southsea. 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 Southsea. 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	Anglesey	20325
2	Milton	13388
3	Central Southsea	11320
4	Eastney and Craneswater	7480
5	St Thomas	5421
6	Fratton	4108
7	Nelson	3676
8	Town	3178
9	St Jude	2808
10	Charles Dickens	2409

Is Southsea a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Southsea, 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 Southsea 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	%
Fareham	4.03
Portsmouth (Southsea)	4.96
Gosport	5.48
Havant	5.62

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Southsea. 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 Southsea. 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	Anglesey (Best)	20153
2	Eastney and Craneswater	16888
3	Central Southsea	15282
4	St Jude	14666
5	Milton	14583
6	St Thomas	13884
7	Fratton	9521
8	Town	8529
9	Nelson	7944
10	Charles Dickens (Worst)	3200

Is Southsea rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Southsea. 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	Anglesey	25470
2	Central Southsea	15792
3	Eastney and Craneswater	15696
4	Milton	13631
5	St Thomas	12605
6	St Jude	12557
7	Fratton	7596
8	Town	6345
9	Nelson	6160
10	Charles Dickens	3279

How affordable are the rents in Southsea?

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

Beds	Portsmouth
1	£650	£
2	£800	£
3	£950	£
4	£1500	£

How much can I earn in Southsea per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Southsea, 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 Southsea'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	Havant	£689.80
3	Gosport	£656.80
4	Portsmouth UA (Southsea)	£653.60

So, is Southsea a nice place to live?

* Probably.