Is Rowley Regis, West Midlands a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Rowley Regis?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Rowley Regis. 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 Rowley Regis. 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	Belle Vale	21382
2	Halesowen North	16816
3	Cradley and Wollescote	16112
4	Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood	15006
5	Blackheath	14205
6	Cradley Heath and Old Hill	13889
7	Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews	13133
8	Tividale	13039
9	Langley	11216
10	Rowley	10557

Is Rowley Regis a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Rowley Regis, 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 Rowley Regis 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	%
South Staffordshire	5.31
Dudley (Rowley Regis)	6.07
Wolverhampton	6.34
Sandwell	6.64

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Rowley Regis. 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 Rowley Regis. 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	Halesowen North (Best)	14585
2	Belle Vale	13319
3	Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood	10462
4	Tividale	9686
5	Cradley and Wollescote	9621
6	Blackheath	8783
7	Rowley	7991
8	Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews	7338
9	Cradley Heath and Old Hill	7188
10	Langley (Worst)	6693

Is Rowley Regis rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Rowley Regis. 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	Halesowen North	15328
2	Belle Vale	14506
3	Tividale	10833
4	Cradley and Wollescote	9465
5	Blackheath	9283
6	Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood	8950
7	Cradley Heath and Old Hill	8893
8	Rowley	8365
9	Langley	6243
10	Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews	5462

How affordable are the rents in Rowley Regis?

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, Rowley Regis rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for West Midlands.

Beds	Dudley	West Midlands
1	£495	£595
2	£600	£675
3	£725	£775
4	£998	£1100

How much can I earn in Rowley Regis per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	South Staffordshire	£725.00
2	Dudley (Rowley Regis)	£622.90
3	Sandwell	£613.30
4	Wolverhampton	£613.00

So, is Rowley Regis a nice place to live?

* Probably.