Is Bromsgrove, Worcestershire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bromsgrove. 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 Bromsgrove. 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	Aston Fields	25901
2	Slideslow	25140
3	Lowes Hill	17704
4	Bromsgrove Central	17090
5	Perryfields	16244
6	Sanders Park	14232
7	Hill Top	13120
8	Charford	12270
9	Sidemoor	7955

Is Bromsgrove a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bromsgrove, 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 Bromsgrove 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	%
Stratford-on-Avon	4.06
Bromsgrove (Bromsgrove)	4.41
Redditch	5.19
Dudley	6.07

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bromsgrove. 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 Bromsgrove. 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	Slideslow (Best)	29329
2	Aston Fields	27908
3	Hill Top	24812
4	Bromsgrove Central	20879
5	Perryfields	17551
6	Lowes Hill	17355
7	Charford	17265
8	Sanders Park	15020
9	Sidemoor	13321

Is Bromsgrove rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Bromsgrove. 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	Slideslow	31203
2	Aston Fields	28596
3	Bromsgrove Central	23237
4	Lowes Hill	21690
5	Hill Top	21657
6	Sanders Park	17865
7	Perryfields	17709
8	Charford	16781
9	Sidemoor	14801

How affordable are the rents in Bromsgrove?

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

Beds	Bromsgrove	Worcestershire
1	£520	£525
2	£695	£675
3	£895	£795
4	£1300	£1100

How much can I earn in Bromsgrove per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Bromsgrove (Bromsgrove)	£766.50
2	Stratford-on-Avon	£725.40
3	Dudley	£622.90
4	Redditch	£611.80

So, is Bromsgrove a nice place to live?

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

* Probably.