Is Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire a nice place to live?

Is Stratford upon Avon a nice place to live or is Stratford upon Avon 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 Stratford upon Avon meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Stratford upon Avon?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Stratford upon Avon. 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 8 wards nearest to the centre of Stratford upon Avon. To pass this section, 6 out of 8 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Tiddington	23438
2	Bridgetown	21469
3	Welford-on-Avon	21331
4	Guildhall	20876
5	Clopton	20356
6	Shottery	19175
7	Hathaway	18895
8	Bishopton	16543

Is Stratford upon Avon a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Stratford upon Avon, 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 Stratford upon Avon 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	%
Warwick	3.79
Stratford-on-Avon (Stratford upon Avon)	4.06
Wychavon	4.61
Redditch	5.19

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Stratford upon Avon. 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 8 wards nearest to the centre of Stratford upon Avon. To pass this section, 6 out of 8 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Bridgetown (Best)	27819
2	Welford-on-Avon	27679
3	Tiddington	27299
4	Bishopton	26168
5	Shottery	24544
6	Guildhall	23406
7	Hathaway	22641
8	Clopton	21805

Is Stratford upon Avon rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 8 wards in and around Stratford upon Avon. 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, 6 out of 8 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Tiddington	28565
2	Bridgetown	28380
3	Guildhall	25798
4	Shottery	24156
5	Bishopton	23757
6	Welford-on-Avon	23102
7	Hathaway	22197
8	Clopton	21359

How affordable are the rents in Stratford upon Avon?

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

Beds	Stratford-on-Avon	Warwickshire
1	£650	£625
2	£760	£750
3	£975	£850
4	£1395	£1285

How much can I earn in Stratford upon Avon per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Warwick	£797.30
2	Stratford-on-Avon (Stratford upon Avon)	£725.40
3	Wychavon	£631.10
4	Redditch	£611.80

So, is Stratford upon Avon a nice place to live?

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

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