Is Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire a nice place to live?

Is Stow on the Wold a nice place to live or is Stow on the Wold 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 Stow on the Wold meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Stow on the Wold?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Stow on the Wold. 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 Stow on the Wold. 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	Milton-under-Wychwood	31159
2	The Rissingtons	30817
3	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	29867
4	Fosseridge	29611
5	Moreton East	28197
6	Moreton West	28197
7	Northleach	27755
8	Stow	27108
9	Bourton Village	25752

Is Stow on the Wold a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Stow on the Wold, 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 Stow on the Wold 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	%
Vale of White Horse	3.24
West Oxfordshire	3.57
Cotswold (Stow on the Wold)	3.8
Cheltenham	4.03

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Stow on the Wold. 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 Stow on the Wold. 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	The Rissingtons (Best)	32007
2	Milton-under-Wychwood	30916
3	Northleach	29491
4	Fosseridge	28867
5	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	28300
6	Bourton Village	25997
7	Stow	24983
8	Moreton East	24005
9	Moreton West	24005

Is Stow on the Wold rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 9 wards in and around Stow on the Wold. 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	Milton-under-Wychwood	28496
2	Bourton Village	26511
3	Northleach	23779
4	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	22078
5	Stow	21764
6	The Rissingtons	21752
7	Fosseridge	21695
8	Moreton East	21165
9	Moreton West	21165

How affordable are the rents in Stow on the Wold?

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, Stow on the Wold rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Gloucestershire.

Beds	Cotswold	Gloucestershire
1	£650	£585
2	£815	£725
3	£1050	£895
4	£1745	£1300

How much can I earn in Stow on the Wold per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Vale of White Horse	£730.80
2	Cotswold (Stow on the Wold)	£692.50
3	Cheltenham	£689.80
4	West Oxfordshire	£688.40

So, is Stow on the Wold a nice place to live?

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

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