Is Aldridge, West Midlands a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Aldridge. 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 Aldridge. 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	Streetly	27747
2	Little Aston & Stonnall	26102
3	Aldridge Central and South	24409
4	Aldridge North and Walsall Wood	20422
5	Pelsall	17897
6	Brownhills	17448
7	Rushall-Shelfield	17115
8	Bloxwich East	8330
9	St Matthew's	7656
10	Blakenall	5560

Is Aldridge a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Aldridge, 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 Aldridge 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
Cannock Chase	6.41
Walsall (Aldridge)	6.59
Sandwell	6.64

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Aldridge. 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 Aldridge. 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	Little Aston & Stonnall (Best)	26325
2	Streetly	22421
3	Aldridge Central and South	16413
4	Pelsall	12515
5	Aldridge North and Walsall Wood	11248
6	Rushall-Shelfield	8952
7	Brownhills	8869
8	St Matthew's	6060
9	Bloxwich East	4829
10	Blakenall (Worst)	2943

Is Aldridge rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Aldridge. 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	Streetly	29311
2	Little Aston & Stonnall	27304
3	Aldridge Central and South	20747
4	Aldridge North and Walsall Wood	17714
5	Pelsall	17292
6	Rushall-Shelfield	11848
7	Brownhills	10338
8	St Matthew's	6869
9	Bloxwich East	4520
10	Blakenall	1887

How affordable are the rents in Aldridge?

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

Beds	Walsall	West Midlands
1	£525	£595
2	£575	£675
3	£695	£775
4	£875	£1100

How much can I earn in Aldridge per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Aldridge, 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 Aldridge'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	Sandwell	£613.30
4	Walsall (Aldridge)	£608.50

So, is Aldridge a nice place to live?

* Probably.