Is Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire a nice place to live?

Is Stourport on Severn a nice place to live or is Stourport on Severn 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 Stourport on Severn meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Stourport on Severn?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Stourport on Severn. 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 Stourport on Severn. 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	Woodbury	28267
2	Lovett and North Claines	24548
3	Baldwin	22289
4	Bewdley & Rock	22201
5	Mitton	15995
6	Ombersley	15805
7	Areley Kings & Riverside	14564
8	Foley Park & Hoobrook	11139
9	Hartlebury	8516

Is Stourport on Severn a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Stourport on Severn, 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 Stourport on Severn 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
South Staffordshire	5.31
Wyre Forest (Stourport on Severn)	6.14

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Stourport on Severn. 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 Stourport on Severn. 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	Woodbury (Best)	31795
2	Ombersley	30473
3	Lovett and North Claines	28675
4	Baldwin	27393
5	Hartlebury	25795
6	Bewdley & Rock	23477
7	Mitton	19523
8	Areley Kings & Riverside	16474
9	Foley Park & Hoobrook	14981

Is Stourport on Severn rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Stourport on Severn. 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	Woodbury	25631
2	Lovett and North Claines	23007
3	Mitton	17583
4	Bewdley & Rock	17407
5	Ombersley	16848
6	Baldwin	15852
7	Areley Kings & Riverside	14386
8	Hartlebury	13880
9	Foley Park & Hoobrook	13013

How affordable are the rents in Stourport on Severn?

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, Stourport on Severn rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Worcestershire.

Beds	Wyre Forest	Worcestershire
1	£460	£525
2	£600	£675
3	£725	£795
4	£900	£1100

How much can I earn in Stourport on Severn per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Stourport on Severn, 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 Stourport on Severn'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	South Staffordshire	£725.00
3	Worcester	£681.20
4	Wyre Forest (Stourport on Severn)	£594.10

So, is Stourport on Severn a nice place to live?

* Probably.