Is Kington, Herefordshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Kington. 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 Kington. 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	Castle	31917
2	Clun	30700
3	Arrow	29714
4	Mortimer	29165
5	Kington	27034
6	Glasbury	1616
7	Hay	1533
8	Presteigne	1448
9	Old Radnor	1316
10	Knighton	978

Is Kington a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Kington, 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 Kington 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	%
Worcester	4.8
Malvern Hills	5.02
Herefordshire, County of (Kington)	5.25
Monmouthshire	5.65

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Kington. 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 Kington. 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	Mortimer (Best)	27059
2	Castle	26538
3	Clun	25835
4	Arrow	25102
5	Kington	17871
6	Glasbury	1864
7	Old Radnor	1782
8	Hay	1555
9	Knighton	1342
10	Presteigne (Worst)	1192

Is Kington rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Kington. 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	Mortimer	14950
2	Arrow	14626
3	Clun	13937
4	Castle	13871
5	Kington	12149
6	Hay	1468
7	Glasbury	1461
8	Presteigne	1409
9	Knighton	1289
10	Old Radnor	1219

How affordable are the rents in Kington?

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

Beds	Herefordshire, County of
1	£475	£
2	£625	£
3	£760	£
4	£1050	£

How much can I earn in Kington per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Kington, 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 Kington'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	Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy	£695.30
3	Worcester	£681.20
4	Herefordshire UA (Kington)	£616.20

So, is Kington a nice place to live?

* Probably.