Is Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Sutton Coldfield?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Sutton Coldfield. 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 Sutton Coldfield. 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
1Sutton Mere Green28480
2Sutton Four Oaks28351
3Sutton Roughley24803
4Sutton Trinity22099
5Sutton Wylde Green21241
6Sutton Reddicap21035
7Sutton Vesey19461
8Pype Hayes14523
9Erdington13039
10Stockland Green8480
Crime
FAILED

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Is Sutton Coldfield a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Sutton Coldfield, 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 Sutton Coldfield 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
North Warwickshire5.68
Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)5.99
Walsall6.59

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Sutton Coldfield. 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 Sutton Coldfield. 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
1Sutton Mere Green (Best)19575
2Sutton Four Oaks19367
3Sutton Trinity17420
4Sutton Wylde Green16790
5Sutton Roughley15890
6Sutton Vesey14987
7Sutton Reddicap12794
8Erdington7258
9Stockland Green5229
10Pype Hayes (Worst)4751
Health
FAILED
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Is Sutton Coldfield rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Sutton Coldfield. 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
1Sutton Mere Green24655
2Sutton Four Oaks24009
3Sutton Wylde Green22907
4Sutton Trinity21669
5Sutton Roughley21032
6Sutton Vesey20209
7Sutton Reddicap15646
8Erdington7864
9Pype Hayes5812
10Stockland Green3983
Deprivation
FAILED



How affordable are the rents in Sutton Coldfield?

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

BedsBirminghamWest Midlands
1£663£595
2£750£675
3£795£775
4£1200£1100
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Sutton Coldfield per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Lichfield£763.00
2North Warwickshire£711.70
3Birmingham (Sutton Coldfield)£624.40
4Walsall£608.50
Wages
FAILED



So, is Sutton Coldfield a nice place to live?

Is Sutton Coldfield a nice place to live?
NO*
* Probably.