Is Cleobury Mortimer a nice place to live or is Cleobury Mortimer 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 Cleobury Mortimer meets our criteria.
How likely are you to a victim of crime in Cleobury Mortimer?
The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Cleobury Mortimer. 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 Cleobury Mortimer. 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 | Clee | 30153 |
| 2 | Lindridge | 29937 |
| 3 | Cleobury Mortimer | 28604 |
| 4 | Woodbury | 28267 |
| 5 | Brown Clee | 27639 |
| 6 | Alveley and Claverley | 26447 |
| 7 | Highley | 22404 |
| 8 | Baldwin | 22289 |
| 9 | Bewdley & Rock | 22201 |
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Yeovile or Yobvil as it is better known
Is Cleobury Mortimer a healthy place to live?
If you are thinking of moving to Cleobury Mortimer, 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 Cleobury Mortimer 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 | % |
|---|---|
| Malvern Hills | 5.02 |
| Shropshire (Cleobury Mortimer) | 5.08 |
| South Staffordshire | 5.31 |
| Wyre Forest | 6.14 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Cleobury Mortimer. 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 Cleobury Mortimer. 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 | Woodbury (Best) | 31795 |
| 2 | Lindridge | 28857 |
| 3 | Clee | 28175 |
| 4 | Baldwin | 27393 |
| 5 | Brown Clee | 27123 |
| 6 | Alveley and Claverley | 26413 |
| 7 | Cleobury Mortimer | 24942 |
| 8 | Bewdley & Rock | 23477 |
| 9 | Highley | 21125 |
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Cleobury Mortimer - Strange Little Town
Is Cleobury Mortimer rough?
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Cleobury Mortimer. 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 | Woodbury | 25631 |
| 2 | Alveley and Claverley | 19284 |
| 3 | Highley | 18231 |
| 4 | Bewdley & Rock | 17407 |
| 5 | Clee | 16438 |
| 6 | Cleobury Mortimer | 15965 |
| 7 | Baldwin | 15852 |
| 8 | Brown Clee | 15599 |
| 9 | Lindridge | 15351 |
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How affordable are the rents in Cleobury Mortimer?
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, Cleobury Mortimer rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for .
| Beds | Shropshire | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | £475 | £ |
| 2 | £595 | £ |
| 3 | £725 | £ |
| 4 | £1075 | £ |
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How much can I earn in Cleobury Mortimer per week?
If you are thinking of moving to Cleobury Mortimer, 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 Cleobury Mortimer'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 | Shropshire UA (Cleobury Mortimer) | £660.20 |
| 4 | Wyre Forest | £594.10 |
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So, is Cleobury Mortimer a nice place to live?
NO*
