Is Beverley, Yorkshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Beverley. 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 Beverley. 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
1Beverley Rural30628
2Dale28382
3St Mary's24805
4Minster and Woodmansey20166
5Cottingham North18356
6Holderness16280
7Kingswood13380
8Cottingham South12591
9North Carr5754
10Orchard Park2837
Crime
FAILED

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Is Beverley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Beverley, 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 Beverley 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%
East Riding of Yorkshire (Beverley)5.38
North Lincolnshire6.04
North East Lincolnshire6.5
Kingston upon Hull, City of6.83

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Beverley. 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 Beverley. 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
1Beverley Rural (Best)28146
2Dale27422
3Cottingham North25149
4St Mary's25028
5Minster and Woodmansey22830
6Cottingham South20331
7Kingswood14241
8Holderness13890
9North Carr4851
10Orchard Park (Worst)3828
Health
FAILED
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Is Beverley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Beverley. 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
1Dale29031
2Beverley Rural27735
3St Mary's26408
4Cottingham North26194
5Minster and Woodmansey21219
6Kingswood20460
7Cottingham South19409
8Holderness17750
9North Carr5514
10Orchard Park3195
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Beverley?

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

BedsEast Riding of Yorkshire
1£395£
2£525£
3£650£
4£925£
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Beverley per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1North East Lincolnshire UA£663.40
2East Riding of Yorkshire UA (Beverley)£660.00
3North Lincolnshire UA£653.80
4Kingston upon Hull UA£574.70
Wages
PASSED



So, is Beverley a nice place to live?

Is Beverley a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.