Is Wareham, Dorset a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Wareham. 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 Wareham. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Corfe Mullen30175
2Puddletown & Lower Winterborne30097
3Broadstone29818
4Creekmoor25928
5Wareham24761
6South East Purbeck24603
7Stour & Allen Vale23779
8Lytchett Matravers & Upton22696
9Hamworthy19605
10Poole Town17056
crime
PASSED

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Is Wareham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Wareham, 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 Wareham 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%
New Forest4.79
South Somerset4.96
Dorset (Wareham)5.1
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole5.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wareham. 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 Wareham. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Stour & Allen Vale (Best)31219
2Corfe Mullen28209
3Broadstone27085
4Puddletown & Lower Winterborne24658
5South East Purbeck22376
6Lytchett Matravers & Upton19491
7Creekmoor19021
8Wareham18514
9Poole Town15706
10Hamworthy (Worst)13435
health
PASSED
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Is Wareham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Wareham. 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

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Broadstone30867
2Corfe Mullen29775
3Stour & Allen Vale23460
4Lytchett Matravers & Upton20235
5Creekmoor19151
6Puddletown & Lower Winterborne18852
7Wareham18130
8Poole Town18082
9South East Purbeck17181
10Hamworthy13690
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Wareham?

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

BedsDorset
1£600£
2£750£
3£918£
4£1250£
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Wareham per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA£674.90
2New Forest£674.10
3Dorset UA (Wareham)£668.40
Wages
FAILED



So, is Wareham a nice place to live?

Wareham has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Wareham are more expensive than other parts of .

Is Wareham a nice place to live?
YES
* Probably.