Is Wickham, Hampshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Wickham. 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 Wickham. 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
1Fareham West27968
2Whiteley and Shedfield27494
3Portchester West26645
4Fareham North25362
5Sarisbury23826
6Central Meon Valley23586
7Fareham North-West21578
8Southwick and Wickham17503
9Fareham East15985
10Fareham South14349
crime
PASSED

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Is Wickham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Wickham, 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 Wickham 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%
Winchester (Wickham)3.43
Fareham4.03
Portsmouth4.96
Gosport5.48

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wickham. 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 Wickham. 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
1Sarisbury (Best)30927
2Central Meon Valley30694
3Whiteley and Shedfield29960
4Portchester West28451
5Fareham West27791
6Fareham East25833
7Southwick and Wickham25789
8Fareham North25300
9Fareham North-West19841
10Fareham South (Worst)17082
health
PASSED
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Is Wickham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Wickham. 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
1Fareham West29979
2Sarisbury29793
3Central Meon Valley27568
4Portchester West27014
5Fareham North27003
6Whiteley and Shedfield26553
7Fareham East22853
8Fareham North-West21301
9Southwick and Wickham15675
10Fareham South14406
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Wickham?

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

BedsWinchesterHampshire
1£795£700
2£925£850
3£1200£1100
4£1800£1550
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Wickham per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Winchester (Wickham)£789.40
2Fareham£748.20
3Gosport£656.80
4Portsmouth UA£653.60
Wages
PASSED



So, is Wickham a nice place to live?

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

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