Is Farnham, Surrey a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Farnham. 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 Farnham. 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
1Farnham Bourne30565
2Farnham Hale and Heath End28536
3Farnham Firgrove27670
4Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone26997
5Crookham West and Ewshot26666
6Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea26513
7Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge24792
8Farnham Castle22926
9Farnham Moor Park21553
10Farnham Upper Hale16764
crime
PASSED

Reader Opinion:

The Hole that is Fareham

Is Farnham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Farnham, 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 Farnham 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%
Hart2.82
Waverley (Farnham)3.2
East Hampshire3.58
Rushmoor3.75

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Farnham. 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 Farnham. 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
1Farnham Bourne (Best)31599
2Crookham West and Ewshot31384
3Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge28624
4Farnham Hale and Heath End28001
5Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone26960
6Farnham Moor Park26672
7Farnham Firgrove26612
8Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea25828
9Farnham Upper Hale23633
10Farnham Castle (Worst)23434
health
PASSED
Reader Opinion:

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Is Farnham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Farnham. 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
1Farnham Bourne32425
2Crookham West and Ewshot30434
3Farnham Hale and Heath End29682
4Farnham Weybourne and Badshot Lea29438
5Farnham Wrecclesham and Rowledge28996
6Farnham Firgrove28614
7Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone27410
8Farnham Castle26501
9Farnham Moor Park25678
10Farnham Upper Hale22267
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Farnham?

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

BedsWaverleySurrey
1£800£900
2£1100£1170
3£1398£1450
4£2000£2250
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Farnham per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Waverley (Farnham)£881.70
2Hart£857.80
3East Hampshire£732.00
4Rushmoor£704.40
Wages
PASSED



So, is Farnham a nice place to live?

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

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