Is Wolverton and Greenleys a nice place to live?

Is Wolverton and Greenleys a nice place to live or is Wolverton and Greenleys 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 Wolverton and Greenleys meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Wolverton and Greenleys?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Wolverton and Greenleys. 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 Wolverton and Greenleys. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope	24588
2	Old Stratford	22311
3	Whittlewood	22263
4	Cosgrove and Grafton	21020
5	Bradwell	19015
6	Stony Stratford	17777
7	Stantonbury	17481
8	Campbell Park & Old Woughton	16076
9	Wolverton	11824
10	Central Milton Keynes	10683

Is Wolverton and Greenleys a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Wolverton and Greenleys, 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 Wolverton and Greenleys 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	%
Milton Keynes (Wolverton and Greenleys)	4.15
Bedford	4.37

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Wolverton and Greenleys. 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 Wolverton and Greenleys. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Old Stratford (Best)	31167
2	Whittlewood	30511
3	Cosgrove and Grafton	29942
4	Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope	23334
5	Stony Stratford	18928
6	Wolverton	18261
7	Campbell Park & Old Woughton	16356
8	Bradwell	15386
9	Central Milton Keynes	15177
10	Stantonbury (Worst)	15040

Is Wolverton and Greenleys rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Wolverton and Greenleys. 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

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Old Stratford	30391
2	Whittlewood	29612
3	Cosgrove and Grafton	29137
4	Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope	24364
5	Stony Stratford	18230
6	Bradwell	16746
7	Campbell Park & Old Woughton	16232
8	Stantonbury	16151
9	Wolverton	16007
10	Central Milton Keynes	12809

How affordable are the rents in Wolverton and Greenleys?

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, Wolverton and Greenleys rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for .

Beds	Milton Keynes
1	£795	£
2	£925	£
3	£1100	£
4	£1400	£

How much can I earn in Wolverton and Greenleys per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Bedford UA	£707.70
2	Milton Keynes UA (Wolverton and Greenleys)	£700.80

So, is Wolverton and Greenleys a nice place to live?

* Probably.