Is Atherstone, Warwickshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Atherstone. 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 Atherstone. 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	Ambien	23870
2	Weddington	23377
3	Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy	22345
4	Atherstone North	19713
5	Baddesley and Grendon	17725
6	Galley Common	15282
7	Hartshill	15237
8	Atherstone Central	10461
9	Atherstone South and Mancetter	10296
10	Camp Hill	4249

Is Atherstone a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Atherstone, 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 Atherstone 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	%
Hinckley and Bosworth	4.72
North West Leicestershire	4.81
North Warwickshire (Atherstone)	5.68
Nuneaton and Bedworth	5.88

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Atherstone. 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 Atherstone. 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	Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy (Best)	27364
2	Ambien	24881
3	Baddesley and Grendon	18739
4	Weddington	18699
5	Galley Common	14258
6	Atherstone South and Mancetter	12908
7	Hartshill	12777
8	Atherstone North	10371
9	Atherstone Central	10359
10	Camp Hill (Worst)	7791

Is Atherstone rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Atherstone. 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	Weddington	26007
2	Ambien	22588
3	Twycross and Witherley with Sheepy	21880
4	Galley Common	19460
5	Hartshill	16454
6	Baddesley and Grendon	16254
7	Atherstone South and Mancetter	15694
8	Atherstone North	15241
9	Atherstone Central	9979
10	Camp Hill	4946

How affordable are the rents in Atherstone?

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

Beds	North Warwickshire	Warwickshire
1	£525	£625
2	£650	£750
3	£750	£850
4	£1050	£1285

How much can I earn in Atherstone per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	North Warwickshire (Atherstone)	£711.70
2	North West Leicestershire	£690.00
3	Hinckley and Bosworth	£655.20
4	Nuneaton and Bedworth	£592.80

So, is Atherstone a nice place to live?

* Probably.