Is Coal Pool, West Midlands a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Coal Pool?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Coal Pool. 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 Coal Pool. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Mease Valley29087
2Polesworth West27164
3Newton Regis and Warton23073
4Polesworth East22847
5Wilnecote20585
6Amington20199
7Spital15527
8Bolehall14322
9Stonydelph11989
10Glascote8444
Crime
FAILED

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Is Coal Pool a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Coal Pool, 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 Coal Pool 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%
Hinckley and Bosworth4.72
North West Leicestershire4.81
North Warwickshire (Coal Pool)5.68
Tamworth5.72

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Coal Pool. 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 Coal Pool. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Mease Valley (Best)26646
2Polesworth West24928
3Newton Regis and Warton21172
4Polesworth East19241
5Wilnecote16586
6Stonydelph14356
7Amington12203
8Spital12024
9Bolehall11683
10Glascote (Worst)8316
Health
FAILED
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Is Coal Pool rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Coal Pool. 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

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Polesworth West25997
2Newton Regis and Warton23040
3Mease Valley21122
4Wilnecote19750
5Polesworth East18757
6Spital17482
7Amington16303
8Stonydelph14919
9Bolehall14616
10Glascote8533
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Coal Pool?

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

BedsNorth WarwickshireWarwickshire
1£525£625
2£650£750
3£750£850
4£1050£1285
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Coal Pool per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1North Warwickshire (Coal Pool)£711.70
2North West Leicestershire£690.00
3Hinckley and Bosworth£655.20
4Tamworth£650.10
Wages
PASSED



So, is Coal Pool a nice place to live?

Is Coal Pool a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.