Is Maldon, Essex a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Maldon. 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 Maldon. 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	Maldon West	30301
2	Heybridge East	29191
3	Maldon South	26818
4	Wickham Bishops and Woodham	25195
5	Heybridge West	23452
6	Althorne	23442
7	Purleigh	22073
8	Maldon North	18252
9	Witham South	15964
10	Maldon East	14158

Is Maldon a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Maldon, 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 Maldon 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	%
Chelmsford	3.59
Colchester	4.18
Rochford	4.24
Maldon (Maldon)	4.77

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Maldon. 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 Maldon. 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	Purleigh (Best)	27565
2	Wickham Bishops and Woodham	27302
3	Maldon West	25448
4	Maldon South	22087
5	Heybridge East	21598
6	Althorne	20989
7	Witham South	19970
8	Heybridge West	19256
9	Maldon North	15550
10	Maldon East (Worst)	15256

Is Maldon rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Maldon. 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	Wickham Bishops and Woodham	25245
2	Maldon West	24693
3	Maldon South	22900
4	Heybridge East	22318
5	Witham South	20945
6	Althorne	19783
7	Purleigh	19017
8	Heybridge West	16059
9	Maldon North	16037
10	Maldon East	9591

How affordable are the rents in Maldon?

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

Beds	Maldon	Essex
1	£675	£750
2	£850	£900
3	£1000	£1150
4	£1425	£1500

How much can I earn in Maldon per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Rochford	£827.60
2	Colchester	£715.90
3	Chelmsford	£682.80
4	Maldon (Maldon)	£664.20

So, is Maldon a nice place to live?

Maldon has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, Maldon does more pockets of deprivation than the average town.

* Probably.