Is Rowley Regis, West Midlands a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Rowley Regis?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Rowley Regis. 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 Rowley Regis. 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
1Belle Vale21382
2Halesowen North16816
3Cradley and Wollescote16112
4Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood15006
5Blackheath14205
6Cradley Heath and Old Hill13889
7Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews13133
8Tividale13039
9Langley11216
10Rowley10557
Crime
FAILED

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Is Rowley Regis a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Rowley Regis, 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 Rowley Regis 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%
South Staffordshire5.31
Dudley (Rowley Regis)6.07
Wolverhampton6.34
Sandwell6.64

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Rowley Regis. 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 Rowley Regis. 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
1Halesowen North (Best)14585
2Belle Vale13319
3Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood10462
4Tividale9686
5Cradley and Wollescote9621
6Blackheath8783
7Rowley7991
8Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews7338
9Cradley Heath and Old Hill7188
10Langley (Worst)6693
Health
FAILED
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Is Rowley Regis rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Rowley Regis. 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
1Halesowen North15328
2Belle Vale14506
3Tividale10833
4Cradley and Wollescote9465
5Blackheath9283
6Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood8950
7Cradley Heath and Old Hill8893
8Rowley8365
9Langley6243
10Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews5462
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Rowley Regis?

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

BedsDudleyWest Midlands
1£495£595
2£600£675
3£725£775
4£998£1100
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Rowley Regis per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1South Staffordshire£725.00
2Dudley (Rowley Regis)£622.90
3Sandwell£613.30
4Wolverhampton£613.00
Wages
PASSED



So, is Rowley Regis a nice place to live?

Is Rowley Regis a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.