Is Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Melton Mowbray?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Melton Mowbray. 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 Melton Mowbray. 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	Gaddesby	28819
2	Frisby-on-the-Wreake	26738
3	Melton Dorian	23852
4	Waltham-on-the-Wolds	23298
5	Melton Sysonby	22305
6	Melton Newport	22157
7	Asfordby	19595
8	Melton Craven	18267
9	Melton Egerton	12634
10	Melton Warwick	12581

Is Melton Mowbray a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Melton Mowbray, 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 Melton Mowbray 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	%
Rutland	3.54
Harborough	3.7
Melton (Melton Mowbray)	3.98
South Kesteven	4.76

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Melton Mowbray. 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 Melton Mowbray. 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	Frisby-on-the-Wreake (Best)	31843
2	Gaddesby	27510
3	Waltham-on-the-Wolds	24522
4	Melton Newport	23934
5	Asfordby	22794
6	Melton Sysonby	22285
7	Melton Dorian	20341
8	Melton Craven	19433
9	Melton Warwick	19246
10	Melton Egerton (Worst)	18508

Is Melton Mowbray rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Melton Mowbray. 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	Melton Newport	25698
2	Waltham-on-the-Wolds	24929
3	Frisby-on-the-Wreake	23423
4	Melton Dorian	23358
5	Melton Sysonby	23226
6	Asfordby	22120
7	Gaddesby	20695
8	Melton Warwick	19502
9	Melton Craven	18640
10	Melton Egerton	16003

How affordable are the rents in Melton Mowbray?

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

Beds	Melton	Leicestershire
1	£425	£495
2	£575	£625
3	£675	£750
4	£1100	£1100

How much can I earn in Melton Mowbray per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Rutland UA	£729.90
2	Harborough	£701.20
3	South Kesteven	£658.50
4	Melton (Melton Mowbray)	£607.10

So, is Melton Mowbray a nice place to live?

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

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