Is Westcliff on Sea, Essex a nice place to live?

Is Westcliff on Sea a nice place to live or is Westcliff on Sea 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 Westcliff on Sea meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Westcliff on Sea?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Westcliff on Sea. 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 Westcliff on Sea. 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	Hockley and Ashingdon	26852
2	Hawkwell West	26700
3	Eastwood Park	25325
4	Hawkwell East	24728
5	Blenheim Park	18021
6	St Laurence	15881
7	Roche North and Rural	14147
8	Westborough	13675
9	Prittlewell	13131
10	Roche South	10862

Is Westcliff on Sea a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Westcliff on Sea, 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 Westcliff on Sea 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	%
Rochford (Westcliff on Sea)	4.24
Maldon	4.77
Castle Point	5.47
Southend-on-Sea	5.57

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Westcliff on Sea. 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 Westcliff on Sea. 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	Hockley and Ashingdon (Best)	30182
2	Hawkwell West	30061
3	Hawkwell East	27334
4	Roche North and Rural	21656
5	Eastwood Park	21109
6	Roche South	20882
7	Prittlewell	17259
8	St Laurence	16615
9	Blenheim Park	15007
10	Westborough (Worst)	12635

Is Westcliff on Sea rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Westcliff on Sea. 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	Hockley and Ashingdon	28349
2	Hawkwell West	28004
3	Hawkwell East	25082
4	Eastwood Park	24109
5	Prittlewell	18276
6	Blenheim Park	16546
7	Roche North and Rural	16018
8	Roche South	15324
9	St Laurence	14498
10	Westborough	11972

How affordable are the rents in Westcliff on Sea?

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, Westcliff on Sea rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Essex.

Beds	Rochford	Essex
1	£685	£750
2	£925	£900
3	£1200	£1150
4	£1500	£1500

How much can I earn in Westcliff on Sea per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Rochford (Westcliff on Sea)	£827.60
2	Southend-on-Sea UA	£730.60
3	Castle Point	£681.00
4	Maldon	£664.20

So, is Westcliff on Sea a nice place to live?

* Probably.