Is Earl Shilton, Leicestershire a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Earl Shilton?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Earl Shilton. 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 Earl Shilton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton	26214
2	Stanton and Flamville	24043
3	Narborough and Littlethorpe	23252
4	Croft Hill	22980
5	Hinckley De Montfort	21827
6	Normanton	21337
7	Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill	16640
8	Barwell	16460
9	Hinckley Trinity	16118
10	Earl Shilton	13727

Is Earl Shilton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Earl Shilton, 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 Earl Shilton 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	%
Blaby	4.19
Rugby	4.28
Hinckley and Bosworth (Earl Shilton)	4.72
Nuneaton and Bedworth	5.88

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Earl Shilton. 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 Earl Shilton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton (Best)	28477
2	Normanton	26683
3	Narborough and Littlethorpe	25448
4	Stanton and Flamville	22790
5	Croft Hill	22160
6	Hinckley De Montfort	21008
7	Earl Shilton	20307
8	Barwell	17662
9	Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill	15984
10	Hinckley Trinity (Worst)	15003

Is Earl Shilton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Earl Shilton. 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

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Broughton Astley-Primethorpe & Sutton	30162
2	Narborough and Littlethorpe	27434
3	Stanton and Flamville	24782
4	Normanton	23804
5	Croft Hill	23028
6	Hinckley De Montfort	22943
7	Earl Shilton	16919
8	Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill	16599
9	Barwell	16014
10	Hinckley Trinity	15661

How affordable are the rents in Earl Shilton?

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, Earl Shilton rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Leicestershire.

Beds	Hinckley and Bosworth	Leicestershire
1	£450	£495
2	£625	£625
3	£750	£750
4	£1000	£1100

How much can I earn in Earl Shilton per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Rugby	£719.00
2	Blaby	£689.90
3	Hinckley and Bosworth (Earl Shilton)	£655.20
4	Nuneaton and Bedworth	£592.80

So, is Earl Shilton a nice place to live?

Earl Shilton has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Earl Shilton are more expensive than other parts of Leicestershire.

* Probably.