Is Ongar, Essex a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Ongar. 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 Ongar. 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
1Tipps Cross24713
2Brizes and Doddinghurst22816
3Shenfield18910
4Moreton and Fyfield17679
5High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings16861
6Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash15076
7Pilgrims Hatch14024
8North Weald Bassett13478
9Shelley12144
10Passingford5635
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

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Is Ongar a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Ongar, 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 Ongar 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%
Brentwood3.77
Epping Forest (Ongar)4.1
Havering4.44
Harlow5.09

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Ongar. 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 Ongar. 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
1Shenfield (Best)32261
2Brizes and Doddinghurst30710
3Tipps Cross30332
4High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings28481
5Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash27148
6Moreton and Fyfield26917
7Passingford26159
8North Weald Bassett24004
9Shelley23579
10Pilgrims Hatch (Worst)22507
health
PASSED
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Is Ongar rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Ongar. 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
1Shenfield32279
2Tipps Cross26985
3Brizes and Doddinghurst24180
4Chipping Ongar, Greensted and Marden Ash23521
5Pilgrims Hatch20658
6North Weald Bassett19947
7High Ongar, Willingale and The Rodings15214
8Moreton and Fyfield14571
9Shelley14036
10Passingford9468
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Ongar?

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

BedsEpping ForestEssex
1£900£750
2£1250£900
3£1495£1150
4£2100£1500
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Ongar per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Brentwood£941.40
2Epping Forest (Ongar)£844.30
3Havering£781.90
4Harlow£646.30
Wages
PASSED



So, is Ongar a nice place to live?

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