Is Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Sutton Coldfield?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Sutton Coldfield. 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 Sutton Coldfield. 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	Sutton Mere Green	28480
2	Sutton Four Oaks	28351
3	Sutton Roughley	24803
4	Sutton Trinity	22099
5	Sutton Wylde Green	21241
6	Sutton Reddicap	21035
7	Sutton Vesey	19461
8	Pype Hayes	14523
9	Erdington	13039
10	Stockland Green	8480

Is Sutton Coldfield a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Sutton Coldfield, 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 Sutton Coldfield 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	%
Lichfield	4.99
North Warwickshire	5.68
Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)	5.99
Walsall	6.59

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Sutton Coldfield. 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 Sutton Coldfield. 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	Sutton Mere Green (Best)	19575
2	Sutton Four Oaks	19367
3	Sutton Trinity	17420
4	Sutton Wylde Green	16790
5	Sutton Roughley	15890
6	Sutton Vesey	14987
7	Sutton Reddicap	12794
8	Erdington	7258
9	Stockland Green	5229
10	Pype Hayes (Worst)	4751

Is Sutton Coldfield rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Sutton Coldfield. 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	Sutton Mere Green	24655
2	Sutton Four Oaks	24009
3	Sutton Wylde Green	22907
4	Sutton Trinity	21669
5	Sutton Roughley	21032
6	Sutton Vesey	20209
7	Sutton Reddicap	15646
8	Erdington	7864
9	Pype Hayes	5812
10	Stockland Green	3983

How affordable are the rents in Sutton Coldfield?

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, Sutton Coldfield rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for West Midlands.

Beds	Birmingham	West Midlands
1	£663	£595
2	£750	£675
3	£795	£775
4	£1200	£1100

How much can I earn in Sutton Coldfield per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Lichfield	£763.00
2	North Warwickshire	£711.70
3	Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)	£624.40
4	Walsall	£608.50

So, is Sutton Coldfield a nice place to live?

* Probably.