Is Wednesfield, West Midlands a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Wednesfield. 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 Wednesfield. 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	Wednesfield North	18407
2	Wednesfield South	15705
3	Fallings Park	14956
4	Ettingshall	11784
5	Bushbury South and Low Hill	11606
6	Heath Town	11327
7	Bilston North	10480
8	St Peter's	8908
9	East Park	8742
10	Bilston East	5682

Is Wednesfield a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Wednesfield, 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 Wednesfield 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	%
Lichfield	4.99
Wolverhampton (Wednesfield)	6.34
Cannock Chase	6.41
Walsall	6.59

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wednesfield. 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 Wednesfield. 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	Ettingshall (Best)	8086
2	Wednesfield South	8052
3	Bilston North	7464
4	Wednesfield North	7277
5	Heath Town	7267
6	Fallings Park	7178
7	Bilston East	6974
8	St Peter's	6458
9	East Park	6433
10	Bushbury South and Low Hill (Worst)	4792

Is Wednesfield rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Wednesfield. 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	Wednesfield North	10060
2	Wednesfield South	9608
3	Fallings Park	8708
4	Bilston North	6324
5	Heath Town	5650
6	Ettingshall	5642
7	Bilston East	4899
8	St Peter's	4484
9	East Park	4090
10	Bushbury South and Low Hill	4043

How affordable are the rents in Wednesfield?

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

Beds	Wolverhampton	West Midlands
1	£450	£595
2	£625	£675
3	£725	£775
4	£950	£1100

How much can I earn in Wednesfield per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Lichfield	£763.00
2	Cannock Chase	£632.10
3	Wolverhampton (Wednesfield)	£613.00
4	Walsall	£608.50

So, is Wednesfield a nice place to live?

* Probably.