Is Kimberley, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Kimberley. 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 Kimberley. 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	Greasley	23283
2	Watnall & Nuthall West	19753
3	Nuthall East & Strelley	16852
4	Kimberley	16690
5	Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell	15817
6	Eastwood Hall	15353
7	Eastwood Hilltop	12819
8	Cotmanhay	11571
9	Bulwell	8407
10	Aspley	3843

Is Kimberley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Kimberley, 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 Kimberley 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 (Kimberley)	5.16
Amber Valley	5.63
Nottingham	6.03
Ashfield	7.09

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Kimberley. 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 Kimberley. 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	Nuthall East & Strelley (Best)	26088
2	Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell	21545
3	Greasley	21299
4	Watnall & Nuthall West	21112
5	Kimberley	16876
6	Eastwood Hall	11702
7	Eastwood Hilltop	9763
8	Cotmanhay	8198
9	Aspley	3786
10	Bulwell (Worst)	3061

Is Kimberley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Kimberley. 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	Nuthall East & Strelley	27922
2	Greasley	25527
3	Awsworth, Cossall & Trowell	21673
4	Watnall & Nuthall West	21337
5	Kimberley	17488
6	Eastwood Hall	13461
7	Eastwood Hilltop	10189
8	Cotmanhay	7642
9	Bulwell	2949
10	Aspley	1762

How affordable are the rents in Kimberley?

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

Beds	Broxtowe	Nottinghamshire
1	£500	£475
2	£650	£595
3	£750	£684
4	£1023	£1045

How much can I earn in Kimberley per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Broxtowe (Kimberley)	£666.10
2	Amber Valley	£662.90
3	Ashfield	£605.80
4	Nottingham UA	£556.80

So, is Kimberley a nice place to live?

* Probably.