Is Bulwell, Nottinghamshire a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Bulwell. 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 Bulwell. 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
1Newstead Abbey26245
2Greasley23283
3Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse21222
4Watnall & Nuthall West19753
5Hucknall West19498
6Bestwood St Albans18380
7Hucknall North13792
8Bulwell Forest11592
9Hucknall South9556
10Hucknall Central9146
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

Bulwell: a market town... mostly down market

Is Bulwell a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Bulwell, 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 Bulwell 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%
Broxtowe5.16
Gedling5.34
Nottingham6.03
Ashfield (Bulwell)7.09

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Bulwell. 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 Bulwell. 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
1Newstead Abbey (Best)25982
2Greasley21299
3Watnall & Nuthall West21112
4Bestwood St Albans18938
5Hucknall North12559
6Hucknall West11935
7Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse11559
8Hucknall Central10343
9Hucknall South10069
10Bulwell Forest (Worst)7643
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Bulwell: If crippling depression could build a town.

Is Bulwell rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Bulwell. 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
1Newstead Abbey27526
2Greasley25527
3Watnall & Nuthall West21337
4Bestwood St Albans18637
5Annesley & Kirkby Woodhouse16242
6Hucknall North15564
7Hucknall West15153
8Hucknall Central11132
9Hucknall South10950
10Bulwell Forest10723
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Bulwell?

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

BedsAshfieldNottinghamshire
1£450£475
2£550£595
3£610£684
4£825£1045
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Bulwell per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Broxtowe£666.10
2Gedling£645.70
3Ashfield (Bulwell)£605.80
4Nottingham UA£556.80
Wages
FAILED



So, is Bulwell a nice place to live?

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