Is Brownhills, West Midlands a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Brownhills. 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 Brownhills. 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	Summerfield & All Saints	25394
2	Chase Terrace	24828
3	Boney Hay & Central	23013
4	Aldridge North and Walsall Wood	20422
5	Great Wyrley Landywood	19948
6	Pelsall	17897
7	Brownhills	17448
8	Rushall-Shelfield	17115
9	Norton Canes	16633
10	Chasetown	14680

Is Brownhills a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Brownhills, 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 Brownhills 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
Wolverhampton	6.34
Cannock Chase	6.41
Walsall (Brownhills)	6.59

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Brownhills. 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 Brownhills. 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	Chase Terrace (Best)	20253
2	Great Wyrley Landywood	18854
3	Boney Hay & Central	17390
4	Summerfield & All Saints	17129
5	Norton Canes	15895
6	Chasetown	14363
7	Pelsall	12515
8	Aldridge North and Walsall Wood	11248
9	Rushall-Shelfield	8952
10	Brownhills (Worst)	8869

Is Brownhills rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Brownhills. 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	Chase Terrace	23244
2	Boney Hay & Central	20597
3	Summerfield & All Saints	18352
4	Great Wyrley Landywood	17930
5	Aldridge North and Walsall Wood	17714
6	Pelsall	17292
7	Norton Canes	15199
8	Rushall-Shelfield	11848
9	Chasetown	10845
10	Brownhills	10338

How affordable are the rents in Brownhills?

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, Brownhills 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 Brownhills per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Brownhills, 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 Brownhills'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	Wolverhampton	£613.00
4	Walsall (Brownhills)	£608.50

So, is Brownhills a nice place to live?

* Probably.