Is Beaminster, Dorset a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Beaminster. 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 Beaminster. 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	Yetminster	30898
2	Marshwood Vale	27606
3	Parrett	27390
4	Eggardon	27195
5	Windwhistle	26759
6	Beaminster	25336
7	Eggwood	25092
8	Bridport	23145
9	Chesil Bank	22726
10	Crewkerne	21274

Is Beaminster a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Beaminster, 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 Beaminster 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	%
Mid Devon	4.77
East Devon	4.85
Dorset (Beaminster)	5.1
Somerset West and Taunton	5.2

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Beaminster. 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 Beaminster. 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	Chesil Bank (Best)	26642
2	Yetminster	25989
3	Windwhistle	24364
4	Eggardon	24315
5	Parrett	23817
6	Beaminster	20956
7	Marshwood Vale	20797
8	Eggwood	17956
9	Bridport	17907
10	Crewkerne (Worst)	16242

Is Beaminster rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Beaminster. 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	Eggwood	21400
2	Windwhistle	18691
3	Parrett	18631
4	Crewkerne	17398
5	Yetminster	17186
6	Beaminster	16854
7	Chesil Bank	15909
8	Marshwood Vale	15756
9	Bridport	15553
10	Eggardon	15493

How affordable are the rents in Beaminster?

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

Beds	Dorset
1	£600	£
2	£750	£
3	£918	£
4	£1250	£

How much can I earn in Beaminster per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	East Devon	£682.40
2	Dorset UA (Beaminster)	£668.40
3	Mid Devon	£636.90

So, is Beaminster a nice place to live?

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

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