Is Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire a nice place to live?

Is Upton upon Severn a nice place to live or is Upton upon Severn 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 Upton upon Severn meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Upton upon Severn?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Upton upon Severn. 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 Upton upon Severn. 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	Northway	31478
2	Tewkesbury East	29859
3	Ripple	28926
4	Bredon	28909
5	Chase	23608
6	Tewkesbury North & Twyning	22857
7	Upton and Hanley	21239
8	Powick	20697
9	Tewkesbury South	16599
10	Pickersleigh	8142

Is Upton upon Severn a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Upton upon Severn, 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 Upton upon Severn 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	%
Tewkesbury	3.93
Cheltenham	4.03
Worcester	4.8
Malvern Hills (Upton upon Severn)	5.02

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Upton upon Severn. 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 Upton upon Severn. 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	Bredon (Best)	28831
2	Tewkesbury East	28271
3	Ripple	24243
4	Powick	23173
5	Tewkesbury North & Twyning	20844
6	Northway	19851
7	Upton and Hanley	19313
8	Chase	18192
9	Tewkesbury South	15025
10	Pickersleigh (Worst)	13923

Is Upton upon Severn rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Upton upon Severn. 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	Bredon	30292
2	Tewkesbury East	28503
3	Tewkesbury North & Twyning	22950
4	Chase	21354
5	Powick	20654
6	Northway	19963
7	Ripple	18069
8	Tewkesbury South	14458
9	Upton and Hanley	13177
10	Pickersleigh	7762

How affordable are the rents in Upton upon Severn?

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

Beds	Malvern Hills	Worcestershire
1	£550	£525
2	£650	£675
3	£773	£795
4	£1188	£1100

How much can I earn in Upton upon Severn per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Malvern Hills (Upton upon Severn)	£736.00
2	Cheltenham	£689.80
3	Worcester	£681.20
4	Tewkesbury	£651.00

So, is Upton upon Severn a nice place to live?

Upton upon Severn has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, Upton upon Severn does more pockets of deprivation than the average town.  However, the rents in Upton upon Severn are more expensive than other parts of Worcestershire.

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