Is Atherstone, Warwickshire a nice place to live?

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

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

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

#WardCrime Rank
1Ambien23870
2Weddington23377
3Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy22345
4Atherstone North19713
5Baddesley and Grendon17725
6Galley Common15282
7Hartshill15237
8Atherstone Central10461
9Atherstone South and Mancetter10296
10Camp Hill4249
Crime
FAILED

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Is Atherstone a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Atherstone, 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 Atherstone 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%
Hinckley and Bosworth4.72
North West Leicestershire4.81
North Warwickshire (Atherstone)5.68
Nuneaton and Bedworth5.88

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

#WardHealth Rank
1Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy (Best)27364
2Ambien24881
3Baddesley and Grendon18739
4Weddington18699
5Galley Common14258
6Atherstone South and Mancetter12908
7Hartshill12777
8Atherstone North10371
9Atherstone Central10359
10Camp Hill (Worst)7791
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

The cesspools of Nuneaton

Is Atherstone rough?

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

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Weddington26007
2Ambien22588
3Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy21880
4Galley Common19460
5Hartshill16454
6Baddesley and Grendon16254
7Atherstone South and Mancetter15694
8Atherstone North15241
9Atherstone Central9979
10Camp Hill4946
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Atherstone?

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

BedsNorth WarwickshireWarwickshire
1£525£625
2£650£750
3£750£850
4£1050£1285
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Atherstone per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1North Warwickshire (Atherstone)£711.70
2North West Leicestershire£690.00
3Hinckley and Bosworth£655.20
4Nuneaton and Bedworth£592.80
Wages
PASSED



So, is Atherstone a nice place to live?

Is Atherstone a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.