Is Arundel, West Sussex a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Arundel. 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 Arundel. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Middleton-on-Sea28319
2Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley25678
3Rustington West25401
4Arundel & Walberton22584
5Brookfield21961
6Yapton20729
7Goodwood20258
8Beach17760
9Courtwick with Toddington9377
10River9148
crime
PASSED

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Is Arundel a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Arundel, 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 Arundel 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%
Chichester4.31
Worthing5.24
Arun (Arundel)5.43
Adur5.57

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Arundel. 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 Arundel. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Goodwood (Best)26626
2Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley26527
3Arundel & Walberton19603
4Middleton-on-Sea17183
5Rustington West16472
6Brookfield15541
7Beach13916
8Yapton12068
9Courtwick with Toddington9764
10River (Worst)8479
Health
FAILED
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Is Arundel rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Arundel. 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

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Pulborough, Coldwaltham & Amberley22751
2Rustington West22403
3Middleton-on-Sea20944
4Arundel & Walberton19094
5Beach17487
6Goodwood15953
7Brookfield15233
8Yapton15068
9Courtwick with Toddington9298
10River9179
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Arundel?

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

BedsArunWest Sussex
1£650£725
2£850£925
3£1045£1175
4£1400£1550
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Arundel per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Chichester£661.20
2Worthing£644.80
3Adur£590.50
4Arun (Arundel)£561.00
Wages
FAILED



So, is Arundel a nice place to live?

Is Arundel a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.