Is Middle Quinton, Warwickshire a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Middle Quinton?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Middle Quinton. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Middle Quinton. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Blockley	30706
2	Campden & Vale	29074
3	Quinton	28446
4	Bretforton and Offenham	27306
5	Honeybourne and Pebworth	23317
6	Bridgetown	21469
7	Welford-on-Avon	21331
8	Guildhall	20876
9	Shottery	19175

Is Middle Quinton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Middle Quinton, 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 Middle Quinton 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	%
West Oxfordshire	3.57
Stratford-on-Avon (Middle Quinton)	4.06
Wychavon	4.61
Redditch	5.19

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Middle Quinton. 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 9 wards nearest to the centre of Middle Quinton. To pass this section, 7 out of 9 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Bridgetown (Best)	27819
2	Campden & Vale	27718
3	Welford-on-Avon	27679
4	Blockley	27567
5	Quinton	26331
6	Bretforton and Offenham	24750
7	Shottery	24544
8	Guildhall	23406
9	Honeybourne and Pebworth	21356

Is Middle Quinton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Middle Quinton. 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, 7 out of 9 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Bridgetown	28380
2	Guildhall	25798
3	Campden & Vale	25524
4	Quinton	24161
5	Shottery	24156
6	Bretforton and Offenham	23503
7	Welford-on-Avon	23102
8	Blockley	21936
9	Honeybourne and Pebworth	17425

How affordable are the rents in Middle Quinton?

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

Beds	Stratford-on-Avon	Warwickshire
1	£650	£625
2	£760	£750
3	£975	£850
4	£1395	£1285

How much can I earn in Middle Quinton per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Stratford-on-Avon (Middle Quinton)	£725.40
2	West Oxfordshire	£688.40
3	Wychavon	£631.10
4	Redditch	£611.80

So, is Middle Quinton a nice place to live?

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

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