Is Buntingford, Hertfordshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Buntingford. 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 Buntingford. 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
1Mundens and Cottered23756
2Manor23356
3Puckeridge22819
4Braughing22180
5Watton-at-Stone21409
6Weston and Sandon21279
7Thundridge & Standon20774
8Buntingford20045
9Ermine15069
10Martins Wood13455
crime
PASSED

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Is Buntingford a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Buntingford, 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 Buntingford 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%
East Hertfordshire (Buntingford)3.31
Broxbourne4.38
Stevenage4.68
Harlow5.09

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Buntingford. 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 Buntingford. 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
1Thundridge & Standon (Best)32392
2Watton-at-Stone32290
3Buntingford31669
4Puckeridge31516
5Braughing30712
6Weston and Sandon29915
7Ermine28557
8Mundens and Cottered27854
9Manor25265
10Martins Wood (Worst)17928
health
PASSED
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Is Buntingford rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Buntingford. 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
1Watton-at-Stone29591
2Puckeridge29013
3Manor26126
4Buntingford25127
5Thundridge & Standon23764
6Ermine23018
7Braughing22617
8Weston and Sandon19325
9Mundens and Cottered18298
10Martins Wood13517
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Buntingford?

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

BedsEast HertfordshireHertfordshire
1£825£850
2£1095£1100
3£1400£1350
4£1900£1850
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Buntingford per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1East Hertfordshire (Buntingford)£866.10
2Broxbourne£763.20
3Stevenage£665.40
4Harlow£646.30
Wages
PASSED



So, is Buntingford a nice place to live?

Buntingford has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Buntingford are more expensive than other parts of Hertfordshire.

Is Buntingford a nice place to live?
YES
* Probably.