Is Penkridge, Staffordshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Penkridge. 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 Penkridge. 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	Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell	27309
2	Brewood and Coven	25061
3	Hednesford Green Heath	24281
4	Penkridge South East	22794
5	Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley	17761
6	Cannock West	17481
7	Huntington and Hatherton	16648
8	Penkridge West	16523
9	Cannock North	16070
10	Manor	14241

Is Penkridge a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Penkridge, 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 Penkridge 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	%
South Staffordshire (Penkridge)	5.31
Wolverhampton	6.34
Cannock Chase	6.41
Walsall	6.59

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Penkridge. 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 Penkridge. 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	Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell (Best)	27368
2	Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley	25143
3	Brewood and Coven	23619
4	Penkridge West	21752
5	Hednesford Green Heath	21321
6	Penkridge South East	21004
7	Cannock West	18784
8	Huntington and Hatherton	15825
9	Manor	13277
10	Cannock North (Worst)	8656

Is Penkridge rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Penkridge. 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	Brewood and Coven	24634
2	Hednesford Green Heath	23518
3	Penkridge South East	22988
4	Penkridge North East and Acton Trussell	22335
5	Cannock West	22169
6	Penkridge West	20559
7	Wheaton Aston, Bishopswood and Lapley	19241
8	Manor	16271
9	Huntington and Hatherton	14309
10	Cannock North	6465

How affordable are the rents in Penkridge?

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

Beds	South Staffordshire	Staffordshire
1	£535	£495
2	£650	£614
3	£780	£750
4	£1125	£1040

How much can I earn in Penkridge per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	South Staffordshire (Penkridge)	£725.00
2	Cannock Chase	£632.10
3	Wolverhampton	£613.00
4	Walsall	£608.50

So, is Penkridge a nice place to live?

* Probably.