Is Lutterworth, Leicestershire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Lutterworth. 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 Lutterworth. 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	Bosworth	29185
2	Dunton	28077
3	Broughton Astley South & Leire	27711
4	Ullesthorpe	27604
5	Coton and Boughton	23788
6	Clifton, Newton and Churchover	23497
7	Lutterworth West	23020
8	Misterton	21234
9	Lutterworth East	17745
10	Yelvertoft	16697

Is Lutterworth a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Lutterworth, 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 Lutterworth 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	%
Harborough (Lutterworth)	3.7
Rugby	4.28
Oadby and Wigston	4.81

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Lutterworth. 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 Lutterworth. 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	Misterton (Best)	32082
2	Dunton	31705
3	Bosworth	31539
4	Broughton Astley South & Leire	31285
5	Ullesthorpe	29787
6	Lutterworth West	28864
7	Lutterworth East	28824
8	Yelvertoft	27646
9	Clifton, Newton and Churchover	25237
10	Coton and Boughton (Worst)	25066

Is Lutterworth rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Lutterworth. 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 South & Leire	30897
2	Ullesthorpe	27389
3	Coton and Boughton	26553
4	Lutterworth West	26231
5	Clifton, Newton and Churchover	25808
6	Dunton	25232
7	Lutterworth East	24456
8	Bosworth	24012
9	Yelvertoft	23910
10	Misterton	23093

How affordable are the rents in Lutterworth?

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

Beds	Harborough	Leicestershire
1	£525	£495
2	£650	£625
3	£825	£750
4	£1200	£1100

How much can I earn in Lutterworth per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Lutterworth, 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 Lutterworth'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	Harborough (Lutterworth)	£701.20
3	Oadby and Wigston	£574.90

So, is Lutterworth a nice place to live?

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

* Probably.