Is Darlaston, West Midlands a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Darlaston. 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 Darlaston. 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
1Friar Park14504
2Wednesbury North12292
3Darlaston South11605
4Princes End10697
5Bilston North10480
6Short Heath9994
7Bentley and Darlaston North9686
8Willenhall South8569
9Pleck7479
10Bilston East5682
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

Willenhall: A charming little Paradise

Is Darlaston a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Darlaston, 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 Darlaston 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%
Lichfield4.99
Wolverhampton6.34
Walsall (Darlaston)6.59
Sandwell6.64

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Darlaston. 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 Darlaston. 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
1Short Heath (Best)9603
2Bilston North7464
3Bilston East6974
4Willenhall South6863
5Darlaston South6700
6Bentley and Darlaston North6235
7Wednesbury North6051
8Friar Park6033
9Pleck5125
10Princes End (Worst)4716
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Walsall, there are unfortunately no plus sides to living in this hell hole

Is Darlaston rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Darlaston. 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
1Short Heath11703
2Wednesbury North7152
3Willenhall South6372
4Bilston North6324
5Princes End5733
6Friar Park5237
7Bentley and Darlaston North5083
8Bilston East4899
9Darlaston South4360
10Pleck3468
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Darlaston?

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

BedsWalsallWest Midlands
1£525£595
2£575£675
3£695£775
4£875£1100
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Darlaston per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Lichfield£763.00
2Sandwell£613.30
3Wolverhampton£613.00
4Walsall (Darlaston)£608.50
Wages
FAILED



So, is Darlaston a nice place to live?

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