Is Kidderminster, Worcestershire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Kidderminster. 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 Kidderminster. 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	Bewdley & Rock	22201
2	Franche & Habberley North	21755
3	Wyre Forest Rural	17179
4	Aggborough & Spennells	16694
5	Wribbenhall & Arley	16531
6	Mitton	15995
7	Offmore & Comberton	14442
8	Broadwaters	13854
9	Blakebrook & Habberley South	11404
10	Foley Park & Hoobrook	11139

Is Kidderminster a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Kidderminster, 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 Kidderminster 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
South Staffordshire	5.31
Dudley	6.07
Wyre Forest (Kidderminster)	6.14

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Kidderminster. 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 Kidderminster. 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	Bewdley & Rock (Best)	23477
2	Wribbenhall & Arley	20357
3	Wyre Forest Rural	19914
4	Mitton	19523
5	Aggborough & Spennells	17769
6	Franche & Habberley North	17682
7	Broadwaters	16280
8	Blakebrook & Habberley South	15225
9	Foley Park & Hoobrook	14981
10	Offmore & Comberton (Worst)	14873

Is Kidderminster rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Kidderminster. 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	Aggborough & Spennells	18504
2	Mitton	17583
3	Wyre Forest Rural	17522
4	Franche & Habberley North	17427
5	Bewdley & Rock	17407
6	Wribbenhall & Arley	17310
7	Offmore & Comberton	16004
8	Broadwaters	15348
9	Blakebrook & Habberley South	14618
10	Foley Park & Hoobrook	13013

How affordable are the rents in Kidderminster?

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

Beds	Wyre Forest	Worcestershire
1	£460	£525
2	£600	£675
3	£725	£795
4	£900	£1100

How much can I earn in Kidderminster per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Kidderminster, 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 Kidderminster'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	Dudley	£622.90
4	Wyre Forest (Kidderminster)	£594.10

So, is Kidderminster a nice place to live?

* Probably.