Is Sedgley, West Midlands a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Sedgley. 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 Sedgley. 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
1Penn25556
2Sedgley19765
3Gornal19341
4Spring Vale15729
5Coseley East14856
6Upper Gornal and Woodsetton14760
7St James's14148
8Castle and Priory13025
9Blakenhall12023
10Himley and Swindon11491
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

Birmingham aka prozzie central

Is Sedgley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Sedgley, 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 Sedgley 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%
Dudley (Sedgley)6.07
Wolverhampton6.34
Walsall6.59
Sandwell6.64

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Sedgley. 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 Sedgley. 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
1Himley and Swindon (Best)18752
2Sedgley14865
3Penn14733
4Gornal13963
5Coseley East10960
6Upper Gornal and Woodsetton10647
7Spring Vale9583
8Blakenhall8964
9St James's8768
10Castle and Priory (Worst)6775
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Dudley: The Epitome of Redneck!

Is Sedgley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Sedgley. 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
1Penn20301
2Sedgley18736
3Gornal16878
4Himley and Swindon16715
5Coseley East11807
6Upper Gornal and Woodsetton11734
7St James's10976
8Spring Vale10443
9Blakenhall8525
10Castle and Priory8096
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Sedgley?

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, Sedgley 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 Sedgley per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Dudley (Sedgley)£622.90
2Sandwell£613.30
3Wolverhampton£613.00
4Walsall£608.50
Wages
PASSED



So, is Sedgley a nice place to live?

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