Is Littlehampton, West Sussex a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Littlehampton. 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 Littlehampton. 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	Middleton-on-Sea	28319
2	Rustington West	25401
3	East Preston	24006
4	Rustington East	23089
5	Arundel & Walberton	22584
6	Brookfield	21961
7	Yapton	20729
8	Beach	17760
9	Courtwick with Toddington	9377
10	River	9148

Is Littlehampton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Littlehampton, 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 Littlehampton 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	%
Chichester	4.31
Worthing	5.24
Arun (Littlehampton)	5.43
Adur	5.57

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Littlehampton. 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 Littlehampton. 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	Arundel & Walberton (Best)	19603
2	East Preston	19147
3	Middleton-on-Sea	17183
4	Rustington West	16472
5	Brookfield	15541
6	Beach	13916
7	Rustington East	13739
8	Yapton	12068
9	Courtwick with Toddington	9764
10	River (Worst)	8479

Is Littlehampton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Littlehampton. 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	East Preston	22513
2	Rustington West	22403
3	Middleton-on-Sea	20944
4	Arundel & Walberton	19094
5	Rustington East	18893
6	Beach	17487
7	Brookfield	15233
8	Yapton	15068
9	Courtwick with Toddington	9298
10	River	9179

How affordable are the rents in Littlehampton?

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

Beds	Arun	West Sussex
1	£650	£725
2	£850	£925
3	£1045	£1175
4	£1400	£1550

How much can I earn in Littlehampton per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Chichester	£661.20
2	Worthing	£644.80
3	Adur	£590.50
4	Arun (Littlehampton)	£561.00

So, is Littlehampton a nice place to live?

* Probably.