Is Waltham Abbey, Essex a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Waltham Abbey?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Waltham Abbey. 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 Waltham Abbey. 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	Enfield Lock	14237
2	Cheshunt North	14036
3	Waltham Abbey North East	13599
4	Waltham Abbey Honey Lane	11922
5	Rosedale and Bury Green	10905
6	Waltham Abbey Paternoster	10129
7	Waltham Abbey South West	10049
8	Turkey Street	9131
9	Waltham Cross	9044
10	Cheshunt South and Theobalds	8739

Is Waltham Abbey a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Waltham Abbey, 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 Waltham Abbey 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	%
Redbridge	4.03
Epping Forest (Waltham Abbey)	4.1
Broxbourne	4.38
Enfield	4.88

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Waltham Abbey. 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 Waltham Abbey. 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	Cheshunt South and Theobalds (Best)	25004
2	Cheshunt North	24447
3	Waltham Abbey Honey Lane	24413
4	Waltham Abbey South West	21699
5	Enfield Lock	21244
6	Waltham Abbey North East	20271
7	Waltham Cross	19901
8	Rosedale and Bury Green	19725
9	Turkey Street	19026
10	Waltham Abbey Paternoster (Worst)	14936

Is Waltham Abbey rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Waltham Abbey. 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	Cheshunt North	16565
2	Waltham Abbey Honey Lane	15926
3	Cheshunt South and Theobalds	15698
4	Waltham Abbey North East	14706
5	Waltham Abbey South West	13343
6	Rosedale and Bury Green	12690
7	Waltham Abbey Paternoster	11999
8	Waltham Cross	10910
9	Enfield Lock	7511
10	Turkey Street	6276

How affordable are the rents in Waltham Abbey?

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

Beds	Epping Forest	Essex
1	£900	£750
2	£1250	£900
3	£1495	£1150
4	£2100	£1500

How much can I earn in Waltham Abbey per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Epping Forest (Waltham Abbey)	£844.30
2	Redbridge	£766.60
3	Broxbourne	£763.20
4	Enfield	£759.00

So, is Waltham Abbey a nice place to live?

* Probably.