Is Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Tenbury Wells?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Tenbury Wells. 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 Tenbury Wells. 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	Clee	30153
2	Lindridge	29937
3	Bircher	28478
4	Ludlow South	27590
5	Teme Valley	27245
6	Tenbury	24861
7	Ludlow North	20931
8	Leominster North & Rural	20083
9	Ludlow East	19241
10	Leominster East	12080

Is Tenbury Wells a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Tenbury Wells, 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 Tenbury Wells 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 (Tenbury Wells)	5.02
South Staffordshire	5.31
Wyre Forest	6.14

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Tenbury Wells. 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 Tenbury Wells. 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	Teme Valley (Best)	29564
2	Lindridge	28857
3	Clee	28175
4	Ludlow South	25096
5	Bircher	23405
6	Tenbury	22059
7	Ludlow North	20205
8	Leominster North & Rural	17831
9	Ludlow East	16518
10	Leominster East (Worst)	12370

Is Tenbury Wells rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Tenbury Wells. 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	Bircher	18585
2	Ludlow South	17981
3	Clee	16438
4	Tenbury	16244
5	Ludlow North	15985
6	Ludlow East	15973
7	Teme Valley	15925
8	Lindridge	15351
9	Leominster North & Rural	11875
10	Leominster East	9756

How affordable are the rents in Tenbury Wells?

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, Tenbury Wells rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Worcestershire.

Beds	Malvern Hills	Worcestershire
1	£550	£525
2	£650	£675
3	£773	£795
4	£1188	£1100

How much can I earn in Tenbury Wells per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Tenbury Wells, 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 Tenbury Wells'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 (Tenbury Wells)	£736.00
2	South Staffordshire	£725.00
3	Worcester	£681.20
4	Wyre Forest	£594.10

So, is Tenbury Wells a nice place to live?

Tenbury Wells has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, Tenbury Wells does more pockets of deprivation than the average town.  However, the rents in Tenbury Wells are more expensive than other parts of Worcestershire.

* Probably.