Is West Mersea, Essex a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in West Mersea?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for West Mersea. 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 West Mersea. 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
1Tolleshunt D'Arcy27837
2Tillingham26023
3Mersea and Pyefleet25578
4Prettygate24788
5Marks Tey and Layer23558
6Tollesbury22794
7Stanway18617
8Brightlingsea16781
9Old Heath and The Hythe10748
10Berechurch8599
crime
PASSED

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Is West Mersea a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to West Mersea, 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 West Mersea 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%
Colchester (West Mersea)4.18
Rochford4.24
Maldon4.77
Tendring7.77

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for West Mersea. 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 West Mersea. 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
1Tollesbury (Best)29827
2Tillingham25772
3Marks Tey and Layer24781
4Tolleshunt D'Arcy24499
5Stanway19080
6Prettygate18426
7Mersea and Pyefleet18363
8Brightlingsea14208
9Old Heath and The Hythe13991
10Berechurch (Worst)11546
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Colchester: A Shameful Essex Dump

Is West Mersea rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around West Mersea. 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
1Tollesbury26170
2Prettygate23828
3Marks Tey and Layer23328
4Mersea and Pyefleet21819
5Stanway20992
6Tolleshunt D'Arcy20008
7Brightlingsea16623
8Tillingham15305
9Old Heath and The Hythe13494
10Berechurch10617
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in West Mersea?

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

BedsColchesterEssex
1£650£750
2£795£900
3£1000£1150
4£1350£1500
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in West Mersea per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Rochford£827.60
2Colchester (West Mersea)£715.90
3Maldon£664.20
4Tendring£612.40
Wages
PASSED



So, is West Mersea a nice place to live?

West Mersea has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, West Mersea does more pockets of deprivation than the average town.

Is West Mersea a nice place to live?
YES
* Probably.