Is Stourbridge, West Midlands a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Stourbridge. 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 Stourbridge. 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
1Norton25833
2Wordsley24081
3Hagley East21859
4Amblecote19943
5Kinver19665
6Pedmore and Stourbridge East19355
7Wollaston and Stourbridge Town16122
8Cradley and Wollescote16112
9Lye and Stourbridge North16095
10Brierley Hill13442
Crime
FAILED

Reader Opinion:

Hagley, The Essex of the Midlands

Is Stourbridge a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Stourbridge, 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 Stourbridge 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 (Stourbridge)6.07
Wyre Forest6.14
Wolverhampton6.34

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Stourbridge. 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 Stourbridge. 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
1Hagley East (Best)29645
2Kinver24043
3Norton19316
4Pedmore and Stourbridge East16119
5Amblecote15693
6Wordsley15597
7Wollaston and Stourbridge Town14862
8Lye and Stourbridge North12481
9Cradley and Wollescote9621
10Brierley Hill (Worst)8137
Health
FAILED
Reader Opinion:

Birmingham aka prozzie central

Is Stourbridge rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Stourbridge. 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
1Hagley East30861
2Kinver23474
3Norton23023
4Wordsley21334
5Amblecote21273
6Pedmore and Stourbridge East19923
7Wollaston and Stourbridge Town16589
8Lye and Stourbridge North14000
9Cradley and Wollescote9465
10Brierley Hill8198
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Stourbridge?

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, Stourbridge 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 Stourbridge per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Stourbridge, 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 Stourbridge'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 (Stourbridge)£622.90
3Wolverhampton£613.00
4Wyre Forest£594.10
Wages
PASSED



So, is Stourbridge a nice place to live?

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