Is Evesham, Worcestershire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Evesham. 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 Evesham. 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	Broadway and Wickhamford	25846
2	Little Hampton	23622
3	Badsey	23510
4	Fladbury	23196
5	The Littletons	20262
6	Evesham South	18114
7	Great Hampton	13369
8	Evesham North	11850
9	Harvington and Norton	11514
10	Bengeworth	8754

Is Evesham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Evesham, 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 Evesham 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	%
West Oxfordshire	3.57
Wychavon (Evesham)	4.61
Worcester	4.8
Redditch	5.19

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Evesham. 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 Evesham. 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	Broadway and Wickhamford (Best)	26204
2	Fladbury	26075
3	Badsey	25347
4	Little Hampton	22900
5	Evesham South	21790
6	Harvington and Norton	20079
7	Great Hampton	19877
8	Bengeworth	19112
9	Evesham North	16666
10	The Littletons (Worst)	12311

Is Evesham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Evesham. 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	Broadway and Wickhamford	22234
2	Badsey	21199
3	Little Hampton	20706
4	Evesham South	20297
5	Fladbury	19920
6	Great Hampton	15559
7	Harvington and Norton	15323
8	Evesham North	14373
9	Bengeworth	13246
10	The Littletons	13070

How affordable are the rents in Evesham?

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

Beds	Wychavon	Worcestershire
1	£545	£525
2	£675	£675
3	£850	£795
4	£1200	£1100

How much can I earn in Evesham per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	West Oxfordshire	£688.40
2	Worcester	£681.20
3	Wychavon (Evesham)	£631.10
4	Redditch	£611.80

So, is Evesham a nice place to live?

* Probably.