Is Nuneaton, Warwickshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Nuneaton. 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 Nuneaton. 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	Weddington	23377
2	St Nicolas	19750
3	Arbury	17580
4	Hartshill	15237
5	Attleborough	12538
6	Kingswood	7744
7	Wem Brook	6565
8	Bar Pool	5720
9	Camp Hill	4249
10	Abbey	3922

Is Nuneaton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Nuneaton, 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 Nuneaton 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	%
Rugby	4.28
Hinckley and Bosworth	4.72
Coventry	5.36
Nuneaton and Bedworth (Nuneaton)	5.88

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Nuneaton. 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 Nuneaton. 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	Weddington (Best)	18699
2	St Nicolas	17553
3	Arbury	15210
4	Hartshill	12777
5	Attleborough	12221
6	Bar Pool	10527
7	Kingswood	9017
8	Camp Hill	7791
9	Abbey	7267
10	Wem Brook (Worst)	7095

Is Nuneaton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Nuneaton. 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	Weddington	26007
2	St Nicolas	25460
3	Arbury	17448
4	Hartshill	16454
5	Attleborough	12901
6	Bar Pool	10082
7	Kingswood	9510
8	Abbey	6429
9	Wem Brook	6176
10	Camp Hill	4946

How affordable are the rents in Nuneaton?

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

Beds	Nuneaton and Bedworth	Warwickshire
1	£475	£625
2	£600	£750
3	£695	£850
4	£950	£1285

How much can I earn in Nuneaton per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Rugby	£719.00
2	Coventry	£698.80
3	Hinckley and Bosworth	£655.20
4	Nuneaton and Bedworth (Nuneaton)	£592.80

So, is Nuneaton a nice place to live?

* Probably.