Is Wimborne Minster, Dorset a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Wimborne Minster?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Wimborne Minster. 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 Wimborne Minster. 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	Corfe Mullen	30175
2	Ferndown North	30111
3	Broadstone	29818
4	Colehill & Wimborne Minster East	27933
5	Ferndown South	27026
6	Creekmoor	25928
7	Canford Heath	24178
8	Bearwood & Merley	22693
9	Wimborne Minster	18287
10	Alderney & Bourne Valley	15163

Is Wimborne Minster a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Wimborne Minster, 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 Wimborne Minster 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 Forest	4.79
Southampton	4.97
Dorset (Wimborne Minster)	5.1
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	5.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wimborne Minster. 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 Wimborne Minster. 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	Corfe Mullen (Best)	28209
2	Colehill & Wimborne Minster East	27321
3	Broadstone	27085
4	Ferndown North	26266
5	Ferndown South	25495
6	Wimborne Minster	24785
7	Bearwood & Merley	19936
8	Creekmoor	19021
9	Canford Heath	16292
10	Alderney & Bourne Valley (Worst)	15025

Is Wimborne Minster rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Wimborne Minster. 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	Broadstone	30867
2	Corfe Mullen	29775
3	Colehill & Wimborne Minster East	27017
4	Ferndown North	25852
5	Ferndown South	23792
6	Wimborne Minster	23208
7	Bearwood & Merley	20782
8	Creekmoor	19151
9	Canford Heath	17368
10	Alderney & Bourne Valley	14060

How affordable are the rents in Wimborne Minster?

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

Beds	Dorset
1	£600	£
2	£750	£
3	£918	£
4	£1250	£

How much can I earn in Wimborne Minster per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA	£674.90
2	New Forest	£674.10
3	Dorset UA (Wimborne Minster)	£668.40
4	Southampton UA	£651.60

So, is Wimborne Minster a nice place to live?

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

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