Is Nuneaton, Warwickshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Nuneaton. 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 Nuneaton. 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
1Weddington23377
2St Nicolas19750
3Arbury17580
4Hartshill15237
5Attleborough12538
6Kingswood7744
7Wem Brook6565
8Bar Pool5720
9Camp Hill4249
10Abbey3922
Crime
FAILED

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Is Nuneaton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Nuneaton, 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 Nuneaton 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%
Rugby4.28
Hinckley and Bosworth4.72
Coventry5.36
Nuneaton and Bedworth (Nuneaton)5.88

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Nuneaton. 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 Nuneaton. 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
1Weddington (Best)18699
2St Nicolas17553
3Arbury15210
4Hartshill12777
5Attleborough12221
6Bar Pool10527
7Kingswood9017
8Camp Hill7791
9Abbey7267
10Wem Brook (Worst)7095
Health
FAILED
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Is Nuneaton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Nuneaton. 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
2St Nicolas25460
3Arbury17448
4Hartshill16454
5Attleborough12901
6Bar Pool10082
7Kingswood9510
8Abbey6429
9Wem Brook6176
10Camp Hill4946
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Nuneaton?

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

BedsNuneaton and BedworthWarwickshire
1£475£625
2£600£750
3£695£850
4£950£1285
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Nuneaton per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Rugby£719.00
2Coventry£698.80
3Hinckley and Bosworth£655.20
4Nuneaton and Bedworth (Nuneaton)£592.80
Wages
FAILED



So, is Nuneaton a nice place to live?

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