Is Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire a nice place to live?

Is Moreton in Marsh a nice place to live or is Moreton in Marsh 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 Moreton in Marsh meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Moreton in Marsh?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Moreton in Marsh. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Moreton in Marsh. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Blockley	30706
2	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	29867
3	Fosseridge	29611
4	Campden & Vale	29074
5	Shipston North	28496
6	Moreton East	28197
7	Moreton West	28197
8	Shipston South	27276
9	Stow	27108

Is Moreton in Marsh a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Moreton in Marsh, 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 Moreton in Marsh 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	%
West Oxfordshire	3.57
Cotswold (Moreton in Marsh)	3.8
Cheltenham	4.03
Wychavon	4.61

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Moreton in Marsh. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Moreton in Marsh. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Fosseridge (Best)	28867
2	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	28300
3	Campden & Vale	27718
4	Blockley	27567
5	Stow	24983
6	Moreton East	24005
7	Moreton West	24005
8	Shipston South	23203
9	Shipston North	23079

Is Moreton in Marsh rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Moreton in Marsh. 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, 7 out of 9 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Campden & Vale	25524
2	Shipston North	24630
3	Shipston South	23360
4	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	22078
5	Blockley	21936
6	Stow	21764
7	Fosseridge	21695
8	Moreton East	21165
9	Moreton West	21165

How affordable are the rents in Moreton in Marsh?

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, Moreton in Marsh rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Gloucestershire.

Beds	Cotswold	Gloucestershire
1	£650	£585
2	£815	£725
3	£1050	£895
4	£1745	£1300

How much can I earn in Moreton in Marsh per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Cotswold (Moreton in Marsh)	£692.50
2	Cheltenham	£689.80
3	West Oxfordshire	£688.40
4	Wychavon	£631.10

So, is Moreton in Marsh a nice place to live?

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

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