Is Swanscombe and Greenhithe, Kent a nice place to live?

Is Swanscombe and Greenhithe a nice place to live or is Swanscombe and Greenhithe 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 Swanscombe and Greenhithe meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Swanscombe and Greenhithe?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Swanscombe and Greenhithe. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Swanscombe and Greenhithe. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	South Chafford	22254
2	Stone Castle	9730
3	West Thurrock and South Stifford	9150
4	Grays Riverside	8573
5	Bean & Village Park	7284
6	Greenhithe & Knockhall	5462
7	Ebbsfleet	5031
8	Stone House	4811
9	Swanscombe	4276

Is Swanscombe and Greenhithe a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Swanscombe and Greenhithe, 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 Swanscombe and Greenhithe 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	%
Dartford (Swanscombe and Greenhithe)	3.76
Bexley	4.33
Thurrock	4.34
Gravesham	4.84

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Swanscombe and Greenhithe. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Swanscombe and Greenhithe. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	South Chafford (Best)	27140
2	Greenhithe & Knockhall	23045
3	Ebbsfleet	19534
4	Grays Riverside	19120
5	West Thurrock and South Stifford	18880
6	Bean & Village Park	18056
7	Stone House	16667
8	Stone Castle	16547
9	Swanscombe	14029

Is Swanscombe and Greenhithe rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Swanscombe and Greenhithe. 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, 7 out of 9 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	South Chafford	27515
2	Greenhithe & Knockhall	18965
3	Ebbsfleet	16598
4	Bean & Village Park	15763
5	Stone Castle	14606
6	Grays Riverside	13618
7	Stone House	13582
8	West Thurrock and South Stifford	11894
9	Swanscombe	9514

How affordable are the rents in Swanscombe and Greenhithe?

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, Swanscombe and Greenhithe rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Kent.

Beds	Dartford	Kent
1	£800	£685
2	£1025	£860
3	£1300	£1050
4	£1650	£1498

How much can I earn in Swanscombe and Greenhithe per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Bexley	£789.80
2	Gravesham	£755.40
3	Dartford (Swanscombe and Greenhithe)	£753.00
4	Thurrock UA	£711.90

So, is Swanscombe and Greenhithe a nice place to live?

* Probably.