Is Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Sawbridgeworth. 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 Sawbridgeworth. 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
1Lower Sheering29959
2Bishop's Stortford South27589
3Much Hadham25167
4Bishop's Stortford All Saints23568
5Sawbridgeworth21351
6Hunsdon15055
7Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village14428
8Old Harlow13467
9Mark Hall9808
10Netteswell6837
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

Waltham Abbey, Essex aka "d-abbey"

Is Sawbridgeworth a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Sawbridgeworth, 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 Sawbridgeworth 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 (Sawbridgeworth)3.31
Epping Forest4.1
Broxbourne4.38
Harlow5.09

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Sawbridgeworth. 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 Sawbridgeworth. 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
1Lower Sheering (Best)32029
2Bishop's Stortford South31742
3Bishop's Stortford All Saints31347
4Hunsdon30097
5Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village27827
6Sawbridgeworth27413
7Much Hadham26789
8Old Harlow17626
9Mark Hall11101
10Netteswell (Worst)10354
health
PASSED
Reader Opinion:

Harlow - Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter...

Is Sawbridgeworth rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Sawbridgeworth. 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
1Bishop's Stortford South31074
2Bishop's Stortford All Saints30192
3Sawbridgeworth28252
4Lower Sheering27817
5Much Hadham20051
6Hunsdon20049
7Old Harlow19602
8Hastingwood, Matching and Sheering Village15633
9Mark Hall11178
10Netteswell10360
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Sawbridgeworth?

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, Sawbridgeworth 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 Sawbridgeworth per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1East Hertfordshire (Sawbridgeworth)£866.10
2Epping Forest£844.30
3Broxbourne£763.20
4Harlow£646.30
Wages
PASSED



So, is Sawbridgeworth a nice place to live?

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