Is Midsomer Norton, Somerset a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Midsomer Norton?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Midsomer Norton. 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 Midsomer Norton. 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	High Littleton	27155
2	Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton	26330
3	Peasedown	25303
4	Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton	24613
5	Midsomer Norton North	24362
6	Coleford and Holcombe	22239
7	Westfield	21182
8	Midsomer Norton Redfield	20263
9	Paulton	18157
10	Radstock	15972

Is Midsomer Norton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Midsomer Norton, 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 Midsomer Norton 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	%
Bath and North East Somerset (Midsomer Norton)	4.06
South Gloucestershire	4.21
Wiltshire	4.23
Mendip	4.7

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Midsomer Norton. 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 Midsomer Norton. 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	Midsomer Norton North (Best)	26264
2	Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton	26089
3	High Littleton	26079
4	Peasedown	23697
5	Midsomer Norton Redfield	22457
6	Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton	22240
7	Paulton	21896
8	Westfield	21237
9	Coleford and Holcombe	18852
10	Radstock (Worst)	18001

Is Midsomer Norton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Midsomer Norton. 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	High Littleton	27867
2	Midsomer Norton North	26975
3	Paulton	23989
4	Midsomer Norton Redfield	23032
5	Peasedown	21261
6	Ashwick, Chilcompton and Stratton	20745
7	Westfield	20345
8	Chewton Mendip and Ston Easton	19937
9	Coleford and Holcombe	18103
10	Radstock	15783

How affordable are the rents in Midsomer Norton?

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

Beds	Bath and North East Somerset
1	£825	£
2	£975	£
3	£1200	£
4	£2100	£

How much can I earn in Midsomer Norton per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	South Gloucestershire UA	£698.80
2	Bath and North East Somerset UA (Midsomer Norton)	£690.70
3	Wiltshire UA	£669.10

So, is Midsomer Norton a nice place to live?

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

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