Is Kenilworth, Warwickshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Kenilworth. 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 Kenilworth. 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	Wainbody	29268
2	Kenilworth Park Hill	24623
3	Kenilworth St John's	23380
4	Budbrooke	22721
5	Warwick All Saints & Woodloes	21265
6	Earlsdon	21057
7	Leamington Milverton	19515
8	Warwick Saltisford	18613
9	Westwood	18493
10	Leamington Lillington	18390

Is Kenilworth a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Kenilworth, 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 Kenilworth 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	%
Warwick (Kenilworth)	3.79
Solihull	4.96
Coventry	5.36
North Warwickshire	5.68

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Kenilworth. 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 Kenilworth. 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	Kenilworth Park Hill (Best)	25675
2	Budbrooke	23419
3	Leamington Milverton	22400
4	Kenilworth St John's	21609
5	Wainbody	20482
6	Earlsdon	19508
7	Warwick All Saints & Woodloes	18285
8	Leamington Lillington	18202
9	Warwick Saltisford	18010
10	Westwood (Worst)	11318

Is Kenilworth rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Kenilworth. 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	Kenilworth St John's	27616
2	Wainbody	26764
3	Kenilworth Park Hill	26626
4	Leamington Milverton	25931
5	Budbrooke	25517
6	Earlsdon	23341
7	Leamington Lillington	22121
8	Warwick All Saints & Woodloes	21378
9	Warwick Saltisford	21259
10	Westwood	13592

How affordable are the rents in Kenilworth?

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

Beds	Warwick	Warwickshire
1	£695	£625
2	£843	£750
3	£1000	£850
4	£1450	£1285

How much can I earn in Kenilworth per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Warwick (Kenilworth)	£797.30
2	Solihull	£750.60
3	North Warwickshire	£711.70
4	Coventry	£698.80

So, is Kenilworth a nice place to live?

Kenilworth has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Kenilworth are more expensive than other parts of Warwickshire.

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