How good is Hove for bringing up families?

A new report has been published looking at the country's best 'Family Friendly Hotspots', identifyng the top 20 places in England and Wales that offer the most desirable environment for bringing up a family today.

The top 'hoptspots' were Winkleigh in Devon, followed by South Pemberton, Somerset and at number three, Galgate in Lancashire.

The full report is here

But how did Hove do? The report, by savings and investment company Family Investments, analyses a range of key factors including educational attainment, crime levels, affordable property and the availability of family friendly leisure facilities.

For the postcode BN3 we find the following data:

Hove: how affordable is PROPERTY?

Total number of residential properties: 38,653  

National Average: 11,545

Average value of 2-bedroom property: £235,014

National Average £167,659

Average annual salary: £30,420  

National Average  £24,170

Price to earnings ratio: 7.73

National Average: 6.54

(Property price data and average salary data was provided by Land Registry analysts Calnea Analytics.)

Hove: how SAFE is the area?

Anti-social behaviour: 1689

National Average: 522.7

Violent Crime: 300

National Average: 139.9

Vehicle Crime: 210

National Average: 6.54

Robbery: 31

National Average: 15.11

Other reported crime: 998

National Average: 395.28

Burglary: 297

National Average: 99.55

(Crime data was obtained from the local crime and policing information service for England and Wales.)

Hove: what's the quality of LOCAL SCHOOLS?

Average % students with KS2 above level 4: 77.13%

National Average: 73.72%

Number of early Years care establishments: 40%

National Average: 20.14%

% Early Years Care establishments which are "Outstanding" 19%

National Average: 12%

(Education data was supplied by Ofsted.)

Hove: how many YOUNG FAMILIES?

General fertility rate: 52.5

National Average: 62.77

(Figures show number of births per 1,000 women between the ages of 15-44.)