Is Wimborne Minster, Dorset a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Wimborne Minster?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Wimborne Minster. 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 Wimborne Minster. 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
1Corfe Mullen30175
2Ferndown North30111
3Broadstone29818
4Colehill & Wimborne Minster East27933
5Ferndown South27026
6Creekmoor25928
7Canford Heath24178
8Bearwood & Merley22693
9Wimborne Minster18287
10Alderney & Bourne Valley15163
crime
PASSED

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Is Wimborne Minster a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Wimborne Minster, 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 Wimborne Minster 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%
New Forest4.79
Southampton4.97
Dorset (Wimborne Minster)5.1
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole5.24

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wimborne Minster. 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 Wimborne Minster. 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
1Corfe Mullen (Best)28209
2Colehill & Wimborne Minster East27321
3Broadstone27085
4Ferndown North26266
5Ferndown South25495
6Wimborne Minster24785
7Bearwood & Merley19936
8Creekmoor19021
9Canford Heath16292
10Alderney & Bourne Valley (Worst)15025
health
PASSED
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Is Wimborne Minster rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Wimborne Minster. 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
1Broadstone30867
2Corfe Mullen29775
3Colehill & Wimborne Minster East27017
4Ferndown North25852
5Ferndown South23792
6Wimborne Minster23208
7Bearwood & Merley20782
8Creekmoor19151
9Canford Heath17368
10Alderney & Bourne Valley14060
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Wimborne Minster?

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, Wimborne Minster rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for .

BedsDorset
1£600£
2£750£
3£918£
4£1250£
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Wimborne Minster per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA£674.90
2New Forest£674.10
3Dorset UA (Wimborne Minster)£668.40
4Southampton UA£651.60
Wages
FAILED



So, is Wimborne Minster a nice place to live?

Wimborne Minster has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Wimborne Minster are more expensive than other parts of .

Is Wimborne Minster a nice place to live?
YES
* Probably.