Is Whitnash, Warwickshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Whitnash. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Whitnash. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Harbury	25447
2	Whitnash	20168
3	Leamington Milverton	19515
4	Warwick Myton & Heathcote	18720
5	Warwick Saltisford	18613
6	Leamington Lillington	18390
7	Leamington Willes	12987
8	Leamington Clarendon	11787
9	Leamington Brunswick	7728

Is Whitnash a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Whitnash, 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 Whitnash 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 (Whitnash)	3.79
Redditch	5.19
Coventry	5.36

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Whitnash. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Whitnash. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Harbury (Best)	25445
2	Warwick Myton & Heathcote	23796
3	Whitnash	22516
4	Leamington Milverton	22400
5	Leamington Clarendon	20389
6	Leamington Lillington	18202
7	Warwick Saltisford	18010
8	Leamington Willes	14458
9	Leamington Brunswick	8712

Is Whitnash rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Whitnash. 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, 7 out of 9 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Whitnash	26583
2	Leamington Milverton	25931
3	Warwick Myton & Heathcote	25236
4	Harbury	22553
5	Leamington Lillington	22121
6	Leamington Clarendon	21377
7	Warwick Saltisford	21259
8	Leamington Willes	19622
9	Leamington Brunswick	11709

How affordable are the rents in Whitnash?

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

Beds	Warwick	Warwickshire
1	£695	£625
2	£843	£750
3	£1000	£850
4	£1450	£1285

How much can I earn in Whitnash per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Warwick (Whitnash)	£797.30
2	Coventry	£698.80
3	Redditch	£611.80

So, is Whitnash a nice place to live?

Whitnash has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Whitnash are more expensive than other parts of Warwickshire.  However, Whitnash does have a number of wards were crime is worse than the national average.

* Probably.