Is Bewdley, Worcestershire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bewdley. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Bewdley. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Cleobury Mortimer	28604
2	Bewdley & Rock	22201
3	Franche & Habberley North	21755
4	Aggborough & Spennells	16694
5	Wribbenhall & Arley	16531
6	Mitton	15995
7	Areley Kings & Riverside	14564
8	Blakebrook & Habberley South	11404
9	Foley Park & Hoobrook	11139

Is Bewdley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bewdley, 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 Bewdley 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	%
Worcester	4.8
Malvern Hills	5.02
South Staffordshire	5.31
Wyre Forest (Bewdley)	6.14

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bewdley. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Bewdley. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Cleobury Mortimer (Best)	24942
2	Bewdley & Rock	23477
3	Wribbenhall & Arley	20357
4	Mitton	19523
5	Aggborough & Spennells	17769
6	Franche & Habberley North	17682
7	Areley Kings & Riverside	16474
8	Blakebrook & Habberley South	15225
9	Foley Park & Hoobrook	14981

Is Bewdley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Bewdley. 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, 7 out of 9 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Aggborough & Spennells	18504
2	Mitton	17583
3	Franche & Habberley North	17427
4	Bewdley & Rock	17407
5	Wribbenhall & Arley	17310
6	Cleobury Mortimer	15965
7	Blakebrook & Habberley South	14618
8	Areley Kings & Riverside	14386
9	Foley Park & Hoobrook	13013

How affordable are the rents in Bewdley?

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

Beds	Wyre Forest	Worcestershire
1	£460	£525
2	£600	£675
3	£725	£795
4	£900	£1100

How much can I earn in Bewdley per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Bewdley, 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 Bewdley'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	£736.00
2	South Staffordshire	£725.00
3	Worcester	£681.20
4	Wyre Forest (Bewdley)	£594.10

So, is Bewdley a nice place to live?

* Probably.