Is Bulwell, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bulwell. 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 Bulwell. 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	Newstead Abbey	26245
2	Greasley	23283
3	Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse	21222
4	Watnall & Nuthall West	19753
5	Hucknall West	19498
6	Bestwood St Albans	18380
7	Hucknall North	13792
8	Bulwell Forest	11592
9	Hucknall South	9556
10	Hucknall Central	9146

Is Bulwell a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bulwell, 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 Bulwell 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	%
Broxtowe	5.16
Gedling	5.34
Nottingham	6.03
Ashfield (Bulwell)	7.09

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bulwell. 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 Bulwell. 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	Newstead Abbey (Best)	25982
2	Greasley	21299
3	Watnall & Nuthall West	21112
4	Bestwood St Albans	18938
5	Hucknall North	12559
6	Hucknall West	11935
7	Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse	11559
8	Hucknall Central	10343
9	Hucknall South	10069
10	Bulwell Forest (Worst)	7643

Is Bulwell rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Bulwell. 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	Newstead Abbey	27526
2	Greasley	25527
3	Watnall & Nuthall West	21337
4	Bestwood St Albans	18637
5	Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse	16242
6	Hucknall North	15564
7	Hucknall West	15153
8	Hucknall Central	11132
9	Hucknall South	10950
10	Bulwell Forest	10723

How affordable are the rents in Bulwell?

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

Beds	Ashfield	Nottinghamshire
1	£450	£475
2	£550	£595
3	£610	£684
4	£825	£1045

How much can I earn in Bulwell per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Broxtowe	£666.10
2	Gedling	£645.70
3	Ashfield (Bulwell)	£605.80
4	Nottingham UA	£556.80

So, is Bulwell a nice place to live?

* Probably.